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Sea Glass Beach (251 Cll Prudencio Quiñnones #243)

4.3★ · 224 Google ratings · Vieques, Puerto Rico

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Parking Short walk Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
500 yd away · fills up
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
1 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Crowds
Quietest Sat 1pm

How we know this

Map of Sea Glass Beach (251 Cll Prudencio Quiñnones #243)
Aerial map of Sea Glass Beach
USGS 2018 orthoimagery.
Guide

Good to know

Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2017–2026
Snorkel toward the shipwreck and reef
Coral, fish schools, rays, and sea turtles congregate around the sunken boat and rocky outcrops near shore.
Visit in late afternoon or evening
Water becomes dramatically calmer and clearer in evenings, resembling glass and creating ideal conditions for snorkeling.
Some shade is available
Visitors mention trees, cliffs or umbrellas to get out of the sun.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Wear water shoes or closed footwear
The beach is rocky with sharp sea glass pieces concentrated higher on shore, making barefoot walking uncomfortable.
Expect limited sea glass despite the name
The beach has been picked over years; small pieces still wash up but large quantities are uncommon.
Park blocks away and walk through residential area
No dedicated parking exists; visitors report parking a few blocks distant and walking through residential streets to reach the beach.
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
80°F · light drizzle
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.8 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
16 mph from the ESE
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
9 peak today
TimeTideHeight
00:25Low tide
04:18High tide
10:43Low tide
18:27High tide

Last updated Sep 7, 9:49 AM.

Crowds

When it gets busy

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📍 251 Cll Prudencio Quiñnones #243, Vieques, 00765, Puerto Rico
🅿 Parking 500 yd from the listing
🌊 The listing sits on the shoreline
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Common questions

Where do you park at Sea Glass Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 500 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Sea Glass Beach?
The listed location sits on the shoreline itself, so there is no walk to speak of once you are out of the car.
Does Sea Glass Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Sea Glass Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Sat 1pm and the busiest at Tue 11am.

Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.