Ocean tattoo ideas

186 photos and flash · 24% Realism, 24% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black line tattoo of a curling wave with spray dots on the inner forearm, in a fine line style with Japanese-inspired detail.
Curling wave on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, with stippled dots in the spray.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Fine line heart tattoo with small script on the upper arm of a woman with her back to the camera, facing the sea at dusk.
Heart with script on upper arm
Fine line black script reading "It is well with my soul" runs vertically down the centre of a woman's back, seen from behind on a beach.
Script quote down the spine
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm of a raised hand, with the sea and beach blurred behind at dusk.
Small wave tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with a blonde-haired person and a dark top in the background.
Fine line wave on the inner forearm
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner wrist, with a blurred beach and sunset in the background.
Small wave tattoo on a wrist
Back view of a woman with blonde hair looking out over the sea, with a small black fine line tattoo between her shoulder blades.
Small fine line tattoo on upper back
Six blue fine line drawings of waves arranged in a grid on a white background, shown as tattoo design flash.
Six line drawings of waves
Fine line black ink tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the forearm, shown against a pale arm and dark sleeve.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with the sea and sky behind.
Small wave tattoo on the wrist
Back view of a woman on a beach showing a small black fine line wave tattoo on her left shoulder.
Small wave tattoo on a shoulder
Close-up of a small black fine line wave tattoo on the inner wrist, with a silver wave-shaped bangle and a turquoise sea behind.
Small wave tattoo on a wrist
Small fine-line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on a pale forearm, with a dark sleeve at the left edge.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm, just below a white beaded bracelet, as a hand makes a hang loose gesture against the sea at dusk.
Small wave tattoo on forearm
Small black fine line wave tattoo on an ankle, with a bare foot resting on a sandy beach beside clear turquoise water.
Small wave tattoo on an ankle
Small fine line black ink tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on a pale forearm, beside a black sleeve.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a whale tail among curling waves inside a circle, placed on a woman's upper back.
Whale tail in circular waves on upper back
Black and grey wine glass tattoo on a forearm, its bowl filled with a curling wave and a whale tail in fine line and dotwork style.
Wine glass with wave on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a wave inside a circle on the inner forearm of a pale-skinned arm.
Small wave in a circle on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of three connected waves on a person's lower abdomen, just above the waistband of light blue denim jeans.
Three fine line waves on the lower abdomen
Small black fine line wave tattoo on the upper back of a person wearing a blue bra, with a tiled floor and a chair in the background.
Fine line wave on upper back
Black and white photo of a small fine line wave tattoo on a person's upper back, with a curling crest and trailing lines.
Fine line wave tattoo on upper back
Black ink fine line tattoo of a wave inside a circle on the forearm, with stippled shading on pale skin.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Fine line mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair, a shell top and a blue watercolour wash, shown on a limb.
Mermaid with red hair in watercolour wash
Small fine line dolphin tattoo with a pink fill on the lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans, with blue sky and sea behind.
Small dolphin tattoo on lower back
Close-up of a small fine-line black wave tattoo with a Hokusai-style curl on the side of a person's ribs, under the arm.
Small wave tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line black outline world map tattoos on the soles of two bare feet, placed on the sole of each foot.
World map tattoos on both soles
Black fine line tattoo of a curling wave flowing into the words into the sea in script, on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Wave and script reading into the sea on ankle
Black and grey fine line jellyfish tattoo with long trailing tendrils on the side of a person's abdomen, beside a navel piercing.
Jellyfish tattoo on the side of the stomach
Black fine line tattoo of a simple sailboat with curved sails on the inner ankle, shown in a close photo of skin.
Single-line sailboat on the inner ankle
Black fine line outline tattoo of a world map on the side of a ribcage, photographed in a bathroom.
World map outline on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of stylised sea waves and rocks with dotted shading on the calf, with a green string anklet and grey canvas shoe.
Stylised waves and rocks on a lower leg
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo inside an inverted triangle on the forearm, with fine outlines and shaded water.
Wave inside an inverted triangle on a forearm
Fine line black wave tattoo on the side of a wet, tanned torso near the ribs.
Small wave tattoo on the side ribs
Two fine line black ankle tattoos on a beach, a small anchor on the left ankle and a palm tree on the right, with sea waves behind.
Anchor and palm tree ankle tattoos on a beach
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the hip of a woman kneeling on a sandy beach in a blue swimsuit, photographed from behind.
Arrow tattoo on a hip at the beach
Fine line white ink wave outline tattooed on the top of a bare foot near the ankle, resting on a grey concrete surface.
Wave outline on the top of a foot
Small black fine line wave tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder of a woman with blonde hair standing on a beach.
Fine line wave tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three hammerhead sharks swimming in a row across the side of the ribs.
Hammerhead sharks swimming along the ribs
Black ink flash design of hatched ocean waves rising beneath a open sky, enclosed in a thick circular outline, with no body placement shown.
Hatched ocean waves in a circle
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a small fine line wave tattoo on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small wave tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading I am the ocean on the inner forearm.
Script quote on an inner forearm
Fine line handwritten script reading palm trees, ocean breeze, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Palm trees, ocean breeze script