Sea tattoo ideas

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

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Two wrists with dark blue script lettering reading Best and Friends, each with a small heart, joined by pinky fingers on a sandy beach.
Best Friends wrist lettering on a beach
Fine line black tattoo of a small two-masted sailboat on the inner wrist, with a fist raised above it against a wooden surface.
Small sailboat on an inner wrist
Woman seen from behind on a beach with gold metallic designs on her upper arms, shoulder and spine.
Gold metallic body art on a beach
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
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a red and white lighthouse over the sea inside a black anchor with teal accents and a rope loop.
Lighthouse and anchor on a forearm
Woman seen from behind on a sandy beach, with a small black geometric sunburst tattoo between her shoulder blades.
Sunburst tattoo on upper back at the beach
Close photograph of a small fine line tattoo of a wave with a black outline and blue shading on the inner forearm, beside striped fabric.
Small blue wave on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a curling wave and feathers running along the outer forearm.
Wave and feather on a forearm
Two women seen from behind on a beach, each with a small black cross tattoo on the upper back.
Matching cross tattoos on two backs at the beach
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small mountain range on the ankle of a bare foot standing on a beach.
Small mountain range tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with roses, palm trees and a sunset over waves, on the outer thigh.
Skull with roses and palm trees on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo across a back and shoulder, showing torn skin that reveals an old orange map beneath, with a blue compass rose at the centre.
Torn skin revealing a compass and old map
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sunset over sea framed by palm fronds with three birds, on a forearm.
Sunset and palm leaves on a forearm
Close-up of a tiny black fine line sun tattoo on a woman's back, with a beach and sea in the background.
Small sun tattoo on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a curling wave with spray and clouds on the inner forearm, resting on a black leather surface.
Curling wave on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo on a person's left ribs showing Earth above a nebula, with a red and orange sunset over a rocky sea below.
Earth, nebula and sunset seascape on ribs
Photograph of a woman in a black wide-brimmed hat and black bikini, with black and grey tattoo sleeves on her upper arms and forearms, standing on rocks by the sea.
Woman in a sun hat with arm tattoos by the sea
Colour flash design of a dark-haired mermaid with a green scaled tail seated on a pink and orange shell, holding a pearl necklace among rising bubbles and two yellow fish.
Mermaid on a shell with bubbles
Black and grey realism tattoo of storm clouds and a rolling wave across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Clouds and wave on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship in rough seas under clouds, running down the side of the ribs.
Sailing ship on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a whale tail above a man in profile with a moustache, with a bearded man in the waves.
Whale tail and face in the sea on upper arm
Watercolour-style colour tattoo of a red and white lighthouse with light beams, teal waves and a small boat, on the side of the ribs.
Lighthouse and boat on the ribs
Colour tattoo of stylised blue and teal waves with black outlines and a curled crest, on the thigh, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Stylised blue waves on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo on a person's side ribs showing a glowing blue planet above a vivid orange and red sunset over a rocky shoreline.
Planet and sunset seascape on the ribs
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
Colour tattoo of a pink cartoon starfish with a shocked face rising from a sunset sea, framed by rope and topped by a shell, on the thigh.
Sunset sea and cartoon starfish on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a stylised Great Wave off Kanagawa inside a circle, with small circles and Mount Fuji, on a forearm.
Great Wave tattoo in a circle on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with N, E, S and W labels and the words A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor set in a circle around the centre.
Compass rose with sailor quote
Traditional style tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on rough green waves with a red flower below, on a lower leg.
Galleon and flower on a lower leg
A woman in a yoga headstand on a stone ledge shows a dark sleeve tattoo on her upper arm and forearm, with palm fronds and greenery behind her.
Sleeve tattoo on a woman in a headstand
Fine line tattoo of a small sailboat on waves, placed on the inner wrist of a hand raised above a nautical chart.
Small sailboat on the inner wrist
Black ink dotwork drawing of an anchor with a circular medallion showing a sun, palm trees and a small island above the sea.
Anchor with palm tree island medallion
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in Japanese style, showing a man rowing a boat on blue waves and a red octopus with suckers on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of a boatman, waves and red octopus
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
Black ink line drawing of a sun with dotwork and rays above geometric mountains and wavy sea lines, all enclosed in a triangle, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Sun, mountains and waves in a triangle
Woman lying on a towel at the beach, seen from behind, with a small black palm tree tattoo on her upper arm.
Palm tree tattoo on upper arm at the beach
Black ink drawing of a lighthouse inside a circular compass rose, with dotwork and patterned panels, sketched as a tattoo design.
Lighthouse inside a compass rose design
Small circular colour tattoo of a red and orange sunset over blue waves, with purple clouds and a yellow star, on the forearm.
Sunset over the sea in a circle on a forearm
Close view of a woman's lower abdomen at the beach with a small fine line script tattoo reading live love wander, placed above the bikini bottoms.
Small script tattoo on the hip at the beach
Black and white photo of a fine line sailing boat tattoo on the inner forearm.
Single-line sailing boat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a dark surfer silhouette carrying a surfboard against an orange sunset and teal sea, on the outer arm.
Surfer silhouette at sunset on an arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a lighthouse and a sailing ship inside an oval frame, with a rope, feathers and a yellow flower.
Lighthouse and sailing ship on upper arm
Navy line drawing of a bearded sailor in a striped top and cap, with tattooed arms, anchor and rope, and the lettering A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
Sailor flash with smooth sea lettering
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a black and white striped lighthouse with a red light and swirling blue waves inside a porthole frame, on the forearm.
Lighthouse and waves in a porthole frame
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship inside a bottle with a rope stopper, on the inner forearm.
Sailing ship in a bottle on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a sailboat above rolling waves on the inside of a forearm.
Sailboat and waves on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of an ornate scallop shell with a woman's face and pearl necklace at its centre, surrounded by smaller shells, waves and bubbles, drawn as a tattoo design.
Shell and wave design sketch
White single-line drawing of a small circle above a stylised wave on a dark background, a fine line design with no body placement shown.
Circle above a wave line drawing