West Coast Sea Glass US Beaches*Includes islands of the Pacific - Hawaii, Wake Island, etc.
The excitement of sea glass hits the West Coast of the United States. Find your state! Looking for a West Coast Sea Glass Beach? Choose your area from this list  As you know, Lin and I (David) have spent years accumulating the information on these pages. You can really help us to keep on doing this by visiting our associate advertisers such as Art.com (great posters and art) and our Zazzle Sea Glass products.
Hoonah,AK - reported but no details Kachemak Bay, Alaska (mentioned in comments - click here) Jewel Beach, Kodiak, Alaska Nanwalek, AK - reported but no details
Petersburg, Alaska - by Diana Bell (fb comment on Sea Glass Jewelry page ) We have a beach here in Petersburg, Ak we call glass beach, I began to find sea-marbles and have enjoyed finding at least one everyday. Seward, Alaska Unalaska, Alaska (mentioned in comments - click here) West Coast Sea Glass - This is where you can find a beach where others report finding sea glass. Some of them are excellent. All of the listed beaches have sea glass to be found, especially if you arrive after some heavy Pacific wave action! |
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| West Coast Sea Glass Washington |
Alki Beach, Seattle, (click here) Washington - Fair (3-5 jewelry grade pieces found per hour). Added by: Pete Suchon (Thanks again, Pete!) |
Southworth Beach, Washington State
| Alki Beach, Seattle, Washington. Good (6-15 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) "Alki Beach, in West Seattle has tons of sea glass" Added by: Darik (Thanks, Darik!) |
Golden Gardens Beach, Shilshole, WA - near Seattle. There is no color except deep black. (more info click here)
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Cape George, WA - reported, no details
Guemes Island
| Guemes Island - Take
the ferry from Anacortes, about a 10 minute ride. On the west side of
the island, we walked north quite a ways and didn't find much. At the ferry landing, (on the south side) there is a lot of interesting stuff on both sides, but not enough wave action. The glass is not nearly tumbled enough, though old. Rated: Poor (0-2 jewelry grade pcs per hour) Added by: David Schneider. |
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Bainbridge Island
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Orcas Island
Orcas Island (click here for info)
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Eastsound, Crescent Beach - reported but no details
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San Juan Island
Friday Harbor, (and nearby), San Juan Island - reported but no details
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Lopez Island
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Moclips, WA May-09 Some craft grade sea glass here only, a friend said not worth it - David editor)
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Fidalgo Island
| Bowman Bowman Bay, WA Follow directions below for Rosario Beach. From parking area, walk to the right about 2/3 of the way down the beach. Best area seems to be in front of the rock cabins. Rated: Fair to good (4-7) jewelry grade pcs per hour) Added by: Lin Schneider (thanks, Lin!) |
| Rosario Beach Click here, Fidalgo Island, WA Going north on Hi 20, turn left about 1/3 mile past Deception Pass Bridge, follow signs. Rated: Good (6-15) jewelry grade pcs per hour) Added by: Davd and Lin Schneider (thanks, Lin and David!) |
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Lummi Island, WA
Lummi Island, WA orange beach glass, (clickhere for photo)
Snoring Bay, Lummi I.
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Sucia Island
No reports
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Straits of Juan de Fuca, WA
| Fort Flagler State Park,
Port Hadlock, Washington Rated: Poor (0-2 jewelry grade pieces found per hour) "...went once for an hour and didn't find anything worth keeping." Added by: David and Lin from Odyssey (Thanks, us!) |
Fort Worden, Port Townsend, WA continue to the east of North Beach (see North Beach report below)
| North Beach, Port Townsend (click here for info), Washington, USA - Rated: Excellent (16+ jewelry grade pieces found per hour) Added by: Leanne Baur (Thanks, Leanne!) |
Marlyn Nelson County Park, Port Williams Beach, Sequim, Washington
| Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, WA (click here)- Rated: Good (6-15 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) Added by: Harley (Thanks, Harley!) |
Whiskey Creek WA - Red beach glass (click here for photo)
Clallum Bay, WA - reported but no details
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Whidbey Island, WA
Deception Pass Beaches, Whidbey Is.
| West Beach, Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island,
Washington - Rated: Fair to Good (6+ jewelry grade pieces found per
hour) Added by: David and Lin at Odyssey |
| Moran Beach, Whidbey Island, WA (going
north from Oak Harbor, a few miles, turn left on Banta. After the
curve, take the first road left straight to the beach with a little
parking area. Not in great quantities but consistently good quality.
Rated fair to good. (4 to 7 jewelry grade pcs per hour) Added
by: David and Lin Schneider (thanks, Lin and David!) |
Penn Cove, Whidbey Island, WA - reported but no details
Camano Island, WA
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Cama Beach, Camano Island (click
here), Washington - Poor (0-2 jewelry grade
pieces found per hour). Added by: Pete Suchon (Thanks again, Pete!) |
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West Coast Sea Glass - Pacific Ocean Coast, WA
| Long Beach Peninsula (click here for details) Washington - Including
from Oysterville to Cape Disappointment, Grayland Beach State Park, Rated: Poor (0 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) Added by: Pete Suchon (Thanks, Pete!) |
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| Willapa - Washington (click here). Rated: Poor (0 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) Added by: Pete Suchon (Thanks, Pete!) |
| Moclips, WA May-09 Some craft grade sea glass here only, a friend said not worth it - David editor) |
| Tokeland, WA There
is some glass but no jewelry grade. Rated:
Poor( 0 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) Added by: David and Lin Schneider (Thanks, Us!) |
West Coast Sea Glass -
Since we did not have an opportunity to visit
all these beaches, we rely on reports from those of you who have.
| West Coast Sea Glass Oregon |
Astoria, Oregon (nearby) - reported but no details
| Bay Ocean peninsula
(Tillamook Bay), Oregon None found despite a report to the
contrary from a local. Plenty of agates, however! The spit was built in the early 20th century and the houses were all washed into the ocean by the 50's. Rated: Poor (0-3 jewelry grade pieces found per hour. Added by Kim (Thank you, Kim!) |
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| Oregon Coast Sunset Surfers |
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| Brookings, Oregon. Not rated. "I bring home handfuls daily (during this time of year) in Brookings, Oregon |
Gold Beach, OR
Lincoln City, OR (Siletz Bay) - reported but no details
Lincoln City, Oregon. Not rated. Cannon Beach, OR. "I have found a lot of pieces in Lincoln City and also at Cannon Beach near Haystack Rock." |
Newport, OR - reported but no details
Oceanside, OR - (click here for info)
Seal Point Trail Beach, Oregon - reported but no details
| West Coast Sea Glass Northern California |
West Coast Sea Glass - Mendocino County Beaches
| Fort Bragg, CA "Sea Glass Beach" Although there are a number of reports on the net from over the last few years that collecting sea glass is prohibited at Fort Bragg, it has been pretty much confirmed by people living in Fort Bragg that although the parks department might discourage picking up the sea glass, it is not at all prohibited. Tammy, from MendoCoastTreasures.com (Mendocino County, CA)is getting together a sea glass replenishment program which should be interesting to say the least and will be keeping us up to date! Click here for plenty more info and extensive expert comments on Fort Bragg sea glass beach. |
Mendocino Coast, CA
Sea Ranch, CA - reported but no details
Stinson Beach, CA - reported but no details
| Pillar Point Beach (click for details)
near San Francisco,
California. "I found red, violet, three different shades of greens and
many many more colors there."
Added by: Toshi Kanno (Thanks, Toshi!) |
Tepco Beach, Richmond CA, Old Crockery factory site (click for details)
San Rafael, CA (China Camp State Park, SF Bay)
| Bayview District, San Francisco, California
"...WOW! I found at least a few hundred pieces. Is that normal? I found
6 small red, a few small orange, lots of white large frosted, browns,
greens and gold colors." Added by: Kelly Berben (Thanks, Kelly!) |
Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA - reported but no details
San Francisco, CA (Albany Bulb)v
San Francisco, CA (Fort Funston area) - reported but no details
San Francisco, CA (Aquatic Park)v
San Francisco, CA (general area) - reported but no details
San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island, CA - reported but no details
Coyote Point Beach, Burlingame, (San Francisco Bay) California - Sea Glass Report
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Albany, CA - reported but no details
Linda Mar State Beach, Pacifica, CA - reported but no details
Montora State Beach, N. of Half Moon Bay, CAv
Moss Beach, N. of Half Moon Bay, CA - reported but no details
| Seal Cove, Moss Beach, Half Moon Bay, Ca: "about 8 small pieces" (click here for details) |
Half Moon Bay, CA
| Miramar Beach, Half Moon Bay, CA: Update Aug. 23, 2009. No sea glass found in an hour. (click for details) |
| Pescadero, San Mateo County, California. (click
here) Located 17 miles south of Half Moon Bay, 34 miles north
of Santa Cruz. "...there was just so
much. Select pieces of dark blue and teal were also..." Added by: Josh Schneider (Thanks, Josh!) |
West Coast Sea Glass - Santa Cruz County Beaches
Davenport, CA - Good
Pigeon Point Light Station, CA (north of Santa Cruz) - reported but no details
| Main Boardwalk Beach- Santa Cruz, Ca. Rated: Fair (3-5 jewelry grade pcs per hour) Added by: Keith Hensley (thanks Keith!) |
| Cowell's Beach - Santa Cruz, Ca. From main pier, beach is on the west side. Rated: Fair (3-5 jewelry grade pcs per hour) Added by: Keith Hensley (thanks Keith!) |
| Seabright Beach- Eastside Santa Cruz, Ca. Rated: Fair (3-5 jewelry grade pcs per hour) Added by: Keith Hensley (thanks Keith!) |
La Selva Beach, CA
Rio Del Mar, CA - Poor to Fair
| Palm Beach State Park - (Santa Cruz County) Pajaro River mouth. Rated: Poor (0-2 jewelry grade pcs per hour) (click here for info) |
| Sunset State Beach - (Santa Cruz County) Rated: Poor (0-2 jewelry grade pcs per hour) (click here for info) |
| New Brighton State Beach - (Santa Cruz County) Rated: Poor (0-2 jewelry grade pcs per hour) (click here for info) |
West Coast Sea Glass - Wherever you are, we hope you have a whole lot of fun combing the beach for those jewels of the past! Remember, respect private property, and smile at the locals!
West Coast Sea Glass - Monterey County Beaches
| Zmudowski State Beach Park - (Monterey County) Rated: Poor (0-2 jewelry grade pcs per hour) (click here for info) |
| Seaside State Beach, Seaside, Monterey County,
California - Rated: Excellent(16+ jewelry grade pcs per hour) Added by: James Hailey (thanks James!) August 2009: Stephanie reports on Seaside Beach, a featured article (click here) |
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| Cannery Row in Monterey, California: "almost as much sea glass as Glass Beach Ft. Bragg" (click for details) |
Pacific Grove, Monterey, CA - reported but no details
Monterey Bay Sanctuary, CA - reported but no details
| Morro Bay at Morro Rock, Calif. Good (6-15
jewelry grade
pcs. found per hour) "...has very good beach glass in the winter. We have red, aqua, cobalt, violet, orange, many shades of green, brown and white. Several large and patterned pieces. This past winter was great. Fair in summer, good in winter! Watch for the surf." Added by: Ethan (Thanks, Ethan!) |
Carmel By The Sea, CA - reported but no details
Andrew Molera State Park, CA - reported but no details (near Big Sur)
Big Sur, CA (Jade Beach) - reported but no details
Jade Beach near Hearst Castle - reported but no details
Cayucos, CA (north of Morro Bay)
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West Coast Sea Glass - San Luis Obispo County Beaches
Cambria,
CA - reported but no details
Cambria, CA (Moonstone Beach) - reported but no details
Cayucos, CA (north of Morro
Bay) Thanks Dara! Not rated.
Capistrano Beach, CA - reported but no details
Jade Beach near Hearst Castle - reported but no details
| Shell Beach, California
(click
here for details)
- Go 0.5 miles north of Pismo Beach. Rated: Excellent (16+ jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) Added by: Larry Haynes (Thanks, Larry!) |
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West Coast Sea Glass - Santa Barbara County Beaches
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| Santa Barbara California |
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West Beach near the Harbor - Excellent (see reports)
Hendrey's beach (Arroyo Burro) - Good (see reports)
East beach-None
Butterfly Beach and The Hammonds (see details)
Padaro - None
Summerland Beach...15-20 per hour when there is a swell.
Carpinteria Beach (near Arroyo Grande) - reported but no details
Hope Ranch - reported but no details
Miramar Beach, Santa Barbara CA - reported but no details
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara, CA (Ellwood Beach) - reported but no details
Santa Barbara, CA (Hendry's Beach, East Beach, and West Beach) - Good 15-20 pieces per hour
- Thanks, Lizzy
 For more information on what to see and do as well as acommodations in Santa Barbara, we recommend the website Discover Santa Barbara |
West Coast Sea Glass - Ventura County Beaches
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Ventura, CA (Brewer's Beach) - reported but no details
Ventura, CA (Rincon Beach) - reported but no details
Oxnard, CA - reported but no details
Oxnard, CA (Silverstrand Beach) - reported but no details
West Coast Sea Glass - Los Angeles County Beaches
El Segundo, CA
Belmont Shores 52nd Place CA Sea Glass Report
Hermosa Beach, CA - poor (in comments)
Malibu Pier, Malibu, CACarbon Beach, Malibu, Ca - Sea Glass Report
Leo Carrillo, Malibu, CA Pointe Dume, CA (near Malibu) - reported but no details
Topanga State Beach, Malibu, California - reported but no details
Zuma Beach, Malibu, CA (more info)
Redondo Beach, CA - reported but no details
Manhattan State Beach
Santa Monica, CA (north of the pier) - reported but no details
Santa Monica, California more (click here for info)
| We have
no beach glass reports on the following Los Angeles
County
beaches. It would be great if you could help us out by sending
in your observations: Abalone Cove County Beach Alamitos Bay State Park Belmont Pier Bixby Park Bluff Park Corral State Beach Crescent Bay Park Dockweiler Beach El Matador Beach El Porto Escondido Beach Flat Rock Point Grand Avenue Beach Las Tunas Lookout Pt. Park Malaga Cove
Marina del Rey Monstad Pier Nicholas Canyon County Beach Stairway at Broad Beach Palisades Park Paradise Cove Beach Parque Culiacan Pt. Vicente County Park Pt. Fermin Park Ranchos Palos Verdes surfrider Beach Temescal Canyon Park Torrance County Beaches Venice Beach Venice Fishing Pier Vista del Mar Park Westward Will Rogers State Beach Zonker Harris Access (Click here to add a beach and/or comment) |
West Coast Sea Glass - Orange County Beaches
Corona del Mar, CA
Huntington Beach - Dog Beach - Rated: Poor (see report)
Laguna Beach, CA (Main Beach) - reported but no details
Aliso Beach at Laguna South and Crystal Cove State Park on the Newport Coast
Capistrano Beach, CA - reported but no details
Doheny
Diver's Cover - Laguna Beach, California San Clemente, California (more info)
| We have
no beach glass reports on the following Orange
County
beaches. It would be great if you could help us out by sending
in your observations: Orange County Beaches - Seal Beach Seal Beach Pier Surfside Sunset Beach Huntington Beach Beaches - Bolsa Chica State Beach Huntington City Beach Huntington State Beach Newport Beach Beaches - Newport Beach
Balboa Beaches - Balboa Pier Balboa Beach Balboa Island Laguna Beach Beaches - Emerald Bay Crescent Shaws Cove Heisler Park Area Arch and Woods Cove 1,000 Steps Beach Monarch Bay Dana Point Beaches - Salt Creek Beach San Clemente City Beaches San Clemente State Beach (Click here to add a beach and/or comment) |
Reef point (Crystal Cove) Orange County CA Sea Glass Report
West Coast Sea Glass - Catalina Island
Catalina (Two Harbors) - reported but no details
Descanso Beach, Catalina Island (Thanks to Brad Wilson) (click here for more information)
West Coast Sea Glass - San Diego County Beaches
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| Swami's, San Diego County, Moonlight Beach D-Street in Encinitas, California "...San Diego County doesn't have much beach glass ... unless a big storm comes through...it is nearly impossible to find any. I live in Ventura County now and Hollywood Beach in Oxnard is pretty good. Added by: Jennifer (Thanks, Jennifer!) |
Imperial Beach Ca Sea Glass
La Jolla, CA (Wind'n'sea Beach) - reported but no details
| La Jolla Cove (Sea Shell Beach),
California. Rated:
Good (6-15 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) Added by: Nancy (Thanks, Nancy!) |
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| Surf City III |
| Paul Brent |
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| La Jolla, Calif. - Go to La Jolla
and you will see a
big grassy area or a park but with no jungle gym (to the right are
restrooms and usually people selling tie-dyed t-shirts) but you want to
keep walking to the left of the park until you hit a staircase going
into a little beach! There is practically a gold mine of sea glass of
all colors! On the third day i went to the beach I found one red, a
couple oranges and a bright blue! Rated: Excellent (16+
jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) Added by: Sam (Thanks, Sam!) |
Ocean Beach Park, San Diego, California
Oceanside Pier, CA - (see brief report)San Onofre State Beach - "Unfortunately there was not a lot of glass to be found...read full report
| Torrey Pines State Beach, California. Rated:
Fair (3-5
jewelry grade pieces found per hour) "...very lucky to have found plenty of sea glass where the stones and rocks are along the water shoreline... browns, greens, seafoam green... one nice royal blue.. around 60 pieces in an hour... " Added by: Sondra (Thanks, Sondra!) |
| We have
no beach glass reports on the following San Diego County
beaches. It would be great if you could help us out by sending
in your observations: Border Field State Park Silver Strand State Beach La Jolla Strand Park Marine Street Beach Children's Pool Beach Black's Beach Del Mar City Beach Seascape Shores Fletcher Cove Park Tide Beach Park Cardiff State Beach San Elijo State Beach Boneyard Beach Stone Steps Beach Beacon's Beach Ponto Beach South Carlsbad State Beach Carlsbad State Beach Carlsbad City Beach South Oceanside Beach Oceanside City Beach Harbor Beach (Click here to add a beach and/or comment) |
| West Coast Sea Glass Hawaii |
West Coast Sea Glass and Pacific Islands - Kauai
Hanapepe Town Harbor, Kauai - reported but no details
Port Allen, Kauai
Sea Glass Beach Kauai, Hawaii
| Poi'pu Beach,
Kaua'i Added by: Melanie (Thanks, Melanie!) |
| Glass Beach on south side of Kauai, near Poipu
- " I'd
say there's almost more glass than sand!" Rated: Fair (3-5 jewelry grade pieces found per hour) Added by Gail: (Thanks, Gail!) |
West Coast Sea Glass and Pacific Islands - Oahu
Ala Moana Beach, Oahu - reported but no details
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Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii (click here
for details)
Added by: Toshi Kanno (thanks, Toshi!) |
Wakiki Beach, Honolulu, Oahu - in front of the Sheraton (click here for more information)
| Shark's Cove,
Oahu, Hawaii - Rated: Fair (3-5 jewelry grade pcs. found per
hour) "...you really have to look since there really is no "beach."Has a lot of rocks but if you look closely enough you should be able to find pieces as they get washed up on shore. Some days are better than others..." Added by: Selena Willard (Thanks, Selena!) |
Mokuleia Beach, HI (North Shore) - reported but no details
North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii
West Coast Sea Glass and Pacific Islands - Maui
Kihai, Maui - reported but no details
Lahaina, Maui - on the beach next to Cheeseburger in Paradise (in comments)
West Coast Sea Glass and Pacific Islands - Da Big Island
White Sands, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (more info)
Hamakua Coastline, Big Island (not specific) - reported but no details
| Honolii
Beach (click for details), Big Island
Hawaii (2 miles
north of Hilo) - Rated: Excellent (16+ jewelry
grade pieces
found per hour) We keep our beaches a secret but we do not plan on going back to Hawaii for a long time so here is a great place. Go down the stairs and all the way to the left where the river meets the ocean. Added by Johnsons (Thanks,Johnsons!) |
Kailua-Kona,
HI (Big Island)
Southpoint, HI (Big Island) - reported but no details
| West Coast Sea Glass Wake Island |
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