Sea tattoo ideas

574 photos and flash · 21% Fine line, 20% Traditional · Forearm most common

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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 circular tattoo of a crescent moon, stars, waves and a whale tail in fine line and dotwork on the upper back near the shoulder.
Moon, waves and whale tail in a circle on a shoulder
Close photo of a small black fine line wave tattoo on the side of a torso, just below a dark sweater pulled up.
Simple wave tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand reaching towards a white textured wall.
Small wave tattoo on the inner wrist
Close view of a small fine line script tattoo on the ankle of a woman standing barefoot in shallow surf on a sandy beach.
Fine line script tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hazy landscape with a dark island inside a thin circle with a dotted orbit, on a person's shoulder blade.
Stippled landscape in a circle on shoulder
Small fine line tattoo of a palm tree on a grey island above a red sun setting over water, on a forearm.
Palm tree island sunset on a forearm
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
Two small gold palm tree designs on the calves of bare legs, photographed from behind on a sandy beach at sunset with a pineapple beside them.
Gold palm tree tattoos on calves
Colourful fine line tattoo of a compass rose and sailboat on the side of a ribcage, with a watercolour style orange sky and blue sea.
Compass rose and sailboat on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, with small birds beside it, on the side of a ribcage.
Script quote and birds on ribs
Black fine line palm tree tattoo running up a forearm, with a beach and sea behind a person holding a teal towel.
Palm tree tattoo 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
Fine line chevron tattoos sit between the shoulder blades of a woman on a sandy beach, with a gold necklace and a crochet bikini top.
Chevron tattoos on a sunlit back
Fine line black tattoo of a single unbroken wave crossing the forearm.
Single line wave on a forearm
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
Two small black fine line crescent moon tattoos on the inner wrists of a person with dark nail polish, with the sea and rocks behind.
Small crescent moon tattoos on both wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of a sailboat on waves, placed on the inner wrist of a hand raised in front of a nautical chart.
Tiny sailboat tattoo on the wrist
Black cursive script lettering tattooed on the top of a foot near the ankle, with waves breaking on sand behind it.
Cursive script tattoo on a foot at the beach
Black and white photograph of a fine line wave tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small wave tattoo on the inner wrist
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
Black fine line script tattoo reading Wanderlust with a swash line across the top of a foot, placed near the ankle on sand by the sea.
Wanderlust script tattoo on a foot
Small fine line tattoo of a sailboat above a wavy sea line, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Sailboat on the upper chest
Black fine line tattoo of a beach scene with a sun, clouds, a palm tree and rolling waves on the inner forearm.
Beach scene with palm tree on a forearm
Two small tattoos on the ankles of a person standing barefoot in the sea shallows: a black anchor on the left leg and a blue balloon on the right, in fine line style.
Anchor and balloon tattoos on ankles
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
Fine black outline of the world map tattooed along a forearm, with a rocky beach, sea and hills blurred behind.
World map outline on a forearm
Fine line black script reading wanderlust, running diagonally along the inner upper limb of a person in a patterned top, with the sea and rocks behind.
Wanderlust script tattoo
Black blackwork tattoo of a crescent moon, stars and stylised waves inside a circle, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Moon and waves in a circle on the upper back
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a small gold-toned chevron tattoo between her shoulder blades, in fine line style on the upper back.
Small chevron on upper back
Black fine line anchor with a heart-shaped loop on one ankle and a small palm tree on the other, with bare feet on wet sand by the sea.
Anchor and palm tree ankle tattoos on the beach
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a sun with rays, clouds and a curling wave inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Sun, clouds and wave on a forearm
Fine black dotwork tattoo of a small sailboat with a stippled reflection below it, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Small sailboat with dotted reflection on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a single wave on the inner forearm, with a houndstooth sleeve in the background.
Fine line wave on a forearm
Small gold-toned peacock feather tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in ripped denim shorts, with the sea at sunset behind.
Peacock feather on a thigh at sunset
Woman on a sandy beach in a white knit crop top and grey Calvin Klein thong, with a thin black fine-line tattoo running vertically over her hip.
Thin vertical tattoo on a hip at the beach
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner wrist, with a red beaded bracelet and a sandy beach behind the hand.
Small wave tattoo on the inner wrist
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
Three-panel photo of a black linework wave tattoo covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a fine line style with Japanese-inspired curling waves.
Stylised wave tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small sailboat on waves on the inner wrist, with a world map behind the hand.
Small sailboat on the inner wrist
Fine black linework and blue-green wash form a curling wave tattoo on an upper arm, with small dark marks above it.
Blue-green wave tattoo on an upper arm
Black ink fine line drawing of a sailing ship on waves with the words a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor and a dangling anchor, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Sailing ship, waves and anchor with quote
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
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a braided ponytail, holding a slice of watermelon, with a small fine line tattoo on her upper back in black ink.
Small fine line mark on upper back
Two small outlined star tattoos in fine line style, one on each wrist of two clasped hands, with the sea behind.
Matching small star wrist tattoos on the beach
Close view of a forearm with two gold metallic chevron lines, a gold knot band on the wrist and a row of small gold triangles on the hip, beside a gold watch.
Gold metallic chevron and triangle designs on arm and hip