Seaside Beach in Monterey, Rough Conditions by: Anonymous
I went to Seaside Beach on Monday, June 14th,on the advice of internet article saying it was a great beach for seaglass.
I checked the tide schedule and the low tide was at around 6am, we got to the beach at 10am.
I was shocked when I got there- a bunch of cliffs! I could not take my children due to the major surf and almost inaccessibility down to the beach- I left them in the car with my friend while I HIKED down the cliff side.
Very rough surf and strong tide.. I spent only about 20 minutes there but did find large pieces of glass- mostly clear, one milk white and one light blue- I was happy with the size of the seaglass most about 1/2 inch to 1 inch but it was not easy to find- maybe if you got into the strong and scary surf with a bucket of sorts ??
I could see that it was an old dump so I'm sure there are treasures but I didn't get to explore enough.
Just be careful there - oh and there were lots of dead crabs, bugs and Jellyfish on the shore.
-------- Thank you for this good reminder, Anon!
Everyone should check conditions in the area they are going to for high waves and tides.
Usually, the best time to get to the beach is an hour or two before low tide.
To check on the wave heights and tides, you might try a surf report site online.
My favorite is MagicSeaweed.com, a company in the United Kingdom (Great Britain, etc).
Go to http://magicseaweed.com/surfmap/
Zoom out until you see the area you are interested in.
Zoom into the spot nearest your beach. Click on the icon.
When that page opens, you will see "Swell" near the top of the page.
A swell of 3.5 or over means there are going to be some decent-sized waves. The bigger, the rougher.
Lower down the page you will find the tides.
Of course, your actual beach may be much more protected with no waves at all, (surf spots generally face the open ocean), but it is better to know what you many encounter.
Try this method. If you have any comments on using http://magicseaweed.com/surfmap/, post a comment above.
David and Lin (Odyssey Sea Glass)
If the wave
Sep 16, 2009
Where is Seaside? by: Laurie
I would love to know where Seaside is?
Hi Laurie! I'm putting a link in the original submission above to our other articles an Seaside.
David
Sep 01, 2009
Gorgeous by: Anonymous
Absolutely beautiful....I think I'll try making a scooper - I thought about using a colander, but then I have to practically sit down in the water.
Aug 28, 2009
Reply by: Anonymous
That's really cool, thanks!!! It was a smart idea to use a scooper. I may have to try that sometime. :)
Aug 28, 2009
Sea glass by: James H
Yes i find it among the rocks in the water but i use a home made scooper on a pole on a good day i can get about 10 to 20 lbs of glass. Today i went to the beach and got about 5 lbs in 4hrs all colors got 4 reds 1 orange and lots of other colors.
Aug 28, 2009
8D!!! - Seaside California Sea Glass by: Anonymous
Wow! All those rare colors!! How long did it take you to find it all and did you look for it among the rocks or in the water? Wow. So many reds!! Great finds!
Aug 27, 2009
Wow! by: Anonymous
Beautiful sea glass! Great variety and perfect lighting to show off your many colors:-)
