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Where To Find Sea Glass - Best Beaches

Where to find sea glass - all over the world, where people like you have reported finding sea glass!

Camp Schwab - (near Camp Schwab), a beach we call Glass Beach

Maeda Point, Okinawa

Tucuchi Beach and Torri Beach, Okinawa

White Beach, Okinawa

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THAILAND

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AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

Australia - Collector's Paradise-Beaches of Victoria - Melbourne

See Australia - Sea Glass Heaven - Readers comments on Australia sea glass

Queensland

South Australia



Port Lincoln, South Australia (click here for information, see comments)

Adelaide City Beaches, South Australia

Adelaide (Boomer Beach)

Adelaide (Christie's Beach)

Adelaide (Hallett Cove)

Adelaide (Seacliff)

Fleurieu Peninsula



Cemetery Beach, Norfolk Island, AU

Norfolk Island. Emily Bay and Slaughter Bay in Kingston. Bumboras Beach Rated: Excellent (16+ jewelry grade pcs. found per hour)  All clear, brown, amber and various shades of green glass. Lots of it. Added by: Cristina (Thanks, Cristina!)

Western Australia

Eyre Peninsula, AU (West coast)

Rottnest Island

Tasmania
 
The north coast

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Thorne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand - Rated: Good (6-15 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) "Thorne Bay on Auckland's North Shore, a tiny little bay between Takapuna and Milford, the only place i've found on the North Shore to produce beautiful smooth frosty seaglass pieces, mainly white, brown, seafoam and green but occasional gems of purple, yellow and blue." Added by: Maxine Northam (Thanks, Maxine!)

Wellington Harbor, New Zealand

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San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize

El Salvador

Central America - Explore Beautiful El Salvador

Guatemala

Panama - Islands and Beaches of Panama

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MEDITERRANEAN

Croatia
Algiers - Mentioned finding sea glass but not specific location


Cyprus

Best Cyprus Beaches
Discover unspoilt beaches with hidden treasures on the shores of Aphrodite's island in the Mediterranean.

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Greece - Greek Isles

Cape Sounion, Greece

Chalikidiki, Greece

Thassos, Greece

Thassos Island, Kavala, Northern Greece

Andros Island

Cape Sounion



Crete

Levos

Mykonos Island

Paros

Patmos Island, Greece

Rhodes, Isle of

Sifnos Island, Greece

Skyros Island (in the Greek Sporades)

Levrossos Beach, Aegialis, Amorgos, Cyclades Islands, Greece

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IBERIAN PENINSULA

PORTUGAL

Praia Castelo and Praia Cohelo in Albufeira, Portugal (Algarve Region). "Praia Castelo and Praia Cohelo in Albufeira, Portugal (Algarve Region). Praia means "beach" in Portuguese. These beaches are up against rocks. During low tide, small caves are exposed, and up against the rocks there are lots of nice pieces of glass. I found my biggest pieces there, and some turquoise/aquamarine." Rated: Good (6-15 jewelry grade pieces found per hour) Added by: Dana (Thanks, Dana!)

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MIDDLE EAST

Israel



Akko, Northern Israel

Mediterranean shore of Israel

Red Sea, Israel



Saudi Arabia

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Rated: Poor (0-2 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) "...on the red sea..." Added by: Samara Fathuddin (Thanks, Samara!)

Kuwait



Mangaf Beach, Kuwait

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NORTH AMERICA

Choose one of the following areas:

Canada

Mexico

United States

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MEXICO

Mexico Pacific (West Coast)

Acapulco, Mexcio (Las Brisas Beach Club area)

Bucerias, Mexico (near Puerto Vallarta)

Mazatlan Mexico

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (right of main beach)

Rui Vallarta, Mexico (nearby)

Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

Las Conchas Beach, Jalisco, Mexico - Rated: Fair 3-5 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) "...many green, brown, lots of white..." Added by: Barbara (Thanks, Barbara!)

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Baja Peninsula (Pacific Coast)

San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

Todos Santos, Baja California, Mexico - Rated: Fair 3-5 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) "...a small pueblo north of Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific Ocean...beautiful deserted beaches..." Added by: Joy (Thanks, Joy!)

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (Chileno Bay)

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (near Villa Del Arco)

Los Cabos, Mexico

Gulf of California

Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Mexico Caribbean (East Coast)

Cancun

Cozumel, Mexico

Casa Ixchel, Isla de Las Mujeres, Mexico (nearby)

Villa La Bella, Isla de Las Mujeres, Mexico (nearby)

Playa Media luna, Isle Mujeres, Mexico - Rated: Excellent (16+ jewelry grade pieces found per hour) Added by: Holly (Thanks, Holly!)

Tulum, Mexico - Tulum-Beaches.com offers information to travelers interested in visiting one of the most beautiful beaches on the Mexican Riviera with its tranquil beachside cabanas and Mayan ruins right next to the turquoise sea.

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PACIFIC ISLANDS & MICRONESIA

Vanuatu

Vanuatu - (see comments)

Micronesian Islands

Angaur Island

Marshall Islands

Kwajalein Island (Glass Beach)


Solomon Islands

Guadalcanal and Bellona in the Solomon Islands (see comments)


Indonesia

Bali

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SOUTH AMERICA

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru

Punta Sal, Tumbes, Peru

Punta Velero, Los Organos, Peru

Lima, Peru

Chile

Argentina

Uruguay

Colonia, Uruguay

Paraguay

Brazil

Venezuela

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Note      

Note: I've listed beaches that we've gone to as well as the beaches I found by spending hours doing extensive research on line to find beaches where folks have found sea glass.

Anyone who has the interest, time, and energy can make a list similar to this one.

Why I chose to post this list: I realize that some sea glass collectors and enthusiasts hold their "special sea glass spots" close to their chests like card players, which is fine, but I'm not one of them.

Collecting sea glass has been an activity of beachcombing for a good long while. It's not a new fad. For some families, it's practically a tradition in their families.

Even way back when, people going on holiday to the beach would bring home their found sea glass and put it in bottles or jars and place them on their windowsill.
 
Most folks don't live very close to a beach, and the only time they can get away to a beach is when they take vacation.

This list was principally made for them; for those who because of time constraints haven't got a lot of time to search out a place to look for sea glass.

They're sea glass enthusiasts just the same; they love what we love, and I feel this information will help them to have those memorable vacations doing what they love to do, look for sea glass. 
 
 
Please remember: If you end up going to an unfamiliar place, it wouldn't hurt to ask the locals where a good beach would be for collecting sea glass.

Just remember some are possessive about disclosing good beaches for sea glass; just don't take it personally and allow it to ruin your day.
 
As an aside: I can't promise you'll find sea glass if you go to one of these beaches, but it gives you an idea of the possible good beaches for sea glass.

Now, if we could only find somebody willing to pay for David and I to go looking for sea glass in all these places (hint, hint)! Sea glass heaven!
 

FACTORS AFFECTING BEACHES                                         

Okay, another thing, remember that your success will depend on a lot of different factors:  

The tides have a big effect on this. Some areas are more productive of sea glass at low tide, some at high tide. Some areas have more sea glass during certain times of the year. Right after storms is a good time to go in most places.

Knowing the local history of the beaches helps as well; where they dumped their garbage, boat traffic patterns, et cetera.

These factors along with others are the reasons why people have found sea glass on these beaches or why they haven't. One day a beach may have an abundance of sea glass and the next day hardly any; it depends on a lot of factors.
 
Happy hunting beachcombers. Check back often, as we will be updating this periodically.    

Lin Schneider, et. al.

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