Sea tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black arrow tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, facing the sea.
Small arrow tattoo on upper back
Back view of a woman in a purple bikini on rocks by the sea, showing a dark winged moth tattoo with small lettering above it on her lower back.
Winged moth tattoo on lower back by the sea
Black ink line drawing of a three-masted ship on hatched waves with a dotted line to an anchor, above the script words Life's roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors, on crumpled paper.
Ship, waves and anchor with script quote
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing an iceberg split at the waterline, with mountain-like peaks above and a wood-grain textured mass below, edged by a thin blue line.
Iceberg split at the waterline on a forearm
Traditional style flash sheet in navy line work showing an anchor with rope, a swallow in flight, a three-masted sailing ship and a cluster of roses on a white background.
Nautical flash sheet with anchor, swallow, ship and roses
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails and a rose below it, across an upper arm.
Sailing ship and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a sailing ship at sea inside a moon shape, with birds and stars above, on a lower leg.
Sailing ship in a moon on a lower leg
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a staring owl above a framed seaside lighthouse scene and a red rose, on the calf.
Owl, lighthouse and rose on a calf
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Neo-trad style tattoo of an anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks, handwriting and a blue wash on the upper arm.
Anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks
Colour realism tattoo of palm trees on a beach under a red and orange galaxy sky, running across the shoulder and upper arm.
Palm trees, beach and galaxy sky on upper arm
Black and white ink drawing of a crescent moon above a circular scene of a breaking wave and a rock under a night sky, a possible tattoo design.
Crescent moon over a wave in a circle
Fine line black tattoo of a single curling wave on the inner wrist.
Single-line wave on the inner wrist
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 black fine line wave tattoo on the side of the torso near the ribs, on sun-warmed skin dusted with sand.
Small fine line wave on the side of the body
Black and grey tattoo of curling waves, swirling clouds and a stippled sun with rays, on the upper arm, in a linework style.
Waves and rising sun on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of an octopus with its tentacles wrapped around an anchor, placed on the outer thigh.
Octopus wrapped around an anchor on a thigh
Black and grey realistic tattoo of two palm trees, hibiscus and plumeria flowers, a distant island and a pale sun on skin.
Palm trees, hibiscus and setting sun
Traditional style tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship inside a bottle-shaped outline with a red anchor, red clouds and flowers, on a limb.
Traditional sailing ship with anchor and flowers
Colourful tattoo of a whale filled with constellations, clouds and orbs, with a blue paper boat below it, on the inner forearm.
Whale with constellations and paper boat on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall sailing ship on rolling waves and clouds across the back of a hand.
Sailing ship on the back of a hand
Realism tattoo of palm trees silhouetted against a sunset over the sea, wrapping around the forearm and shown from three angles.
Palm trees and sunset on a forearm
Small blue watercolour-style wave tattoo with black linework curling across the inner wrist, with a soft pink-tinged skin background.
Blue wave on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a glowing moon, silhouetted palm trees and a teal starry sky over a pink and orange beach, across a forearm.
Moon and palm trees beach scene on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass on a forearm, with a lighthouse at sunset in the top bulb and a sailing ship in the bottom bulb.
Hourglass with lighthouse and ship on a forearm
Fine line black sailboat tattoo with waves on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a nautical chart.
Tiny sailboat on the inner wrist
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
Two mirrored neo-trad tattoos on the calves showing a white sailing ship on red and grey waves inside a black and grey ornate frame.
Sailing ship in an ornate frame on calves
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose on the shoulder and upper arm, with shaded clouds and rock showing through a torn-skin effect.
Compass rose and torn skin shoulder tattoo
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
Realism style colour tattoo of palm trees, a wooden boat and turquoise sea on the calf.
Palm tree and boat beach scene on a calf
Pen drawing of a neo-trad style lighthouse design inside a rope-edged oval, with clouds, waves and crystals, in black and grey ink on paper.
Lighthouse in rope frame design
Black ink lettering reading adventure on a forearm, which holds a camera on a selfie stick above a rocky sea coastline.
Adventure lettering on a forearm
Line drawing of two skeletal mermaids with mint green hair and pink shells on a black background, with mirrored lettering reading dead and sea.
Skeleton mermaids with mint hair
Colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid sitting on a rock inside an ornate grey oval frame with shells and a starfish, on the thigh.
Mermaid in a shell-framed oval mirror on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a lighthouse on rocks under a red and orange sunset sky, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Lighthouse at sunset on a shoulder and upper arm
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
Black dotwork tattoo of a scallop shell with a stippled fan of ridges and a bold outline, on the inner forearm.
Scallop shell on a forearm
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 white line drawing flash sheet showing a lighthouse, a sailing ship, a compass rose, an anchor, two birds and a floral swirl, with no body placement shown.
Nautical flash sheet with lighthouse and anchor
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship, lighthouse and waves across a person's upper chest.
Sailing ship and lighthouse on the chest
Black and white ink drawing of a large letter S, its strokes formed from flowing flame-like lines and ocean waves with foam crests.
Wave and flame letter S design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in a storm with lightning and a compass on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a storm with compass on upper arm
Blue and black tattoo of Hokusai's Great Wave inside a golden ratio spiral grid, on the inner forearm.
Great Wave with golden ratio grid on forearm
Black and grey dolphin tattoo with splashing waves on the outer thigh, in a Japanese-inspired style.
Dolphin and waves on the thigh
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