Glass Beach Photos
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Glass Beach, Kauai
Sea glass is glass (e.g. from bottles, flasks, windshields, windows) that has been smoothened by moving ocean water and time. It takes the ocean about 10 to 30 years to create one, and the resulting tumbled glass by the ocean is a frosted, jelly bean-like pebble.
Sea glass is found all over the world, but it’s found in unusual numbers on a beach located in the middle of an industrial area in Ele'ele on Kauai. Because of its unusual abundance, the beach has been appropriately named Glass Beach. The shoreline of Glass Beach is covered with millions of sea glass pieces - brown, aqua-colored, clear and blue.
The glass found at Glass Beach was broken bottles and auto glass dumped by Swiss Cheese Shoreline on the western end of Kauai. Located in Hanapepe Bay near Port Allen Harbor, Glass Beach is a stretch of glittering pieces of broken glass. It’s amazing to see what the ocean did to all that junk. The one thing that could mar the ethereal effect of Glass Beach is the gas tanks overlooking one side of the beach.
Glass Beach is best for beachcombing only. Swimming is not recommended because the beach is rocky.
Glass Beach Overview
- Littered with millions of common sea glass: blue, clear green, and brown glass pieces
- Sits in the middle of an industrial zone
- Good for beachcombing only, not for swimming
Location: Aka Ula Rd., Eleele, Hawaii 96705 Directions: Drive to the Port Allen Exit. Drive past some warehouses on Waialo Road. Take a left down Aka Ula Road and park where the dirt road begins. From here, it's a two-minute walk to Glass Beach.
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