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Find the right place. Looking for sea glass is useless if you aren't in the right location. Sea glass isn't everywhere; you have to know where to look. Penobscot Bay and Cobscook Bays are just a few of the great places to find glass. These small bays within the larger bays are usually ripe for the picking. If you are in a location where there are smooth flat rocks, there is probably sea glass around. That's because the rocks and the tide are responsible for smoothing the rough edges of glass as well as rocks. A beach that isn't well known will have more opportunities and an island is optimum.
Go at the right time. The best time is from an hour or so after high tide until low tide. The tides have brought in or uncovered glass and you can expect to find glass all the way from the high tide line to the water. You may also find pieces of pottery or china, some of which might be valuable.
Look carefully. Walk slowly and be aware of the sun's reflections--your own shadow could cover the reflection of glass enough that you might not see it. Try walking into the sun, and take off your sunglasses, which could also block the reflection.