Beach

Glass Beach

Kauai County, United States · sea 26.9 °C at its warmest, in September

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Sea temperature month by month

24.3Jan

23.9Feb

24Mar

24.5Apr

25.2May

25.8Jun

26.2Jul

26.6Aug

26.9Sep

26.8Oct

26.1Nov

25.1Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.

About

Glass Beach is a beach in ʻEleʻele, an industrial area in Kauai, Hawaii, that is made of sea glass. It is in Hanapepe Bay, near Port Allen Harbor.

Questions

How warm is the sea at Glass Beach?

The sea off Glass Beach averages 26.9 °C at its warmest, in September, and 23.9 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Glass Beach?

The sea reaches 20 °C or more from All year. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.

Where is Glass Beach?

Glass Beach is on the coast of Kauai County, United States, at 21.8981, -159.5840. The map on this site flies straight to it.