Sea tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale with its tail raised above a shaded rectangle, placed on the outer thigh.
Whale and dotwork block on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a sinking ocean liner with small boats in the water, placed on the upper chest.
Sinking ocean liner on chest
Realistic colour tattoo of two dolphins swimming through blue water with rising bubbles, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Two dolphins swimming on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of stylised teal and blue ocean waves with white foam crests and black outlines, on the forearm.
Stylised ocean waves on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a breaking wave and a sailing ship, split into rectangular panels, on the upper arm of a person in a dark t-shirt.
Wave and ship on upper arm
Black and grey realistic full arm sleeve showing a galleon under sail, churning waves and a shark, across the upper arm and forearm.
Galleon and shark full arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a leaping dolphin above stylised waves on a person's lower abdomen, above low-rise blue jeans.
Dolphin and waves on the lower abdomen
Black and grey realism tattoo of two palm trees above a setting sun over water, on the side of the ribs.
Palm trees and sunset on the ribs
Small dark script tattoo on the forearm of a woman lying head down in the back of a vintage turquoise pickup on a beach.
Woman with hat and small tattoo in a vintage pickup
Black ink flock of small birds flying across the upper back of a woman with her hair in a ponytail, standing on a beach.
Flock of birds across a upper back
Woman with purple hair seen from behind, standing in sea spray, with a colourful cosmic tattoo of planets and swirling shapes across her back and shoulder.
Galaxy tattoo on a back in the sea
Gold and black metallic temporary tattoo bands with diamond and eye motifs on a forearm, with a hand raising a glass of white wine by the sea.
Metallic geometric bands on a wrist
Colour traditional tattoo of a red and white lighthouse with orange light beams, waves and clouds, framed by a rope border and banner on a forearm.
Lighthouse and waves with banner on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of dark palm trees against an orange and red sunset over water, on a forearm.
Palm trees and sunset on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a large sailing ship on rolling blue waves, with clouds, gulls and a red flag, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship with waves on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of two black palm trees on an island above a red sun and blue waves, on the inner forearm.
Palm trees and red sunset on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale tail rising from waves, with stippled shading and a bold outline, on the calf.
Whale tail above waves in dotwork
Black linework tattoo of scallop shells and waves with scroll details on a forearm, held over a rocky tidal pool.
Shell and wave tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey traditional back piece showing an eagle, a steamship inside a heart-shaped frame with flowers, and a snake coiled around a skull on the neck.
Traditional back piece with eagle and ship
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon at sea with a skull in storm clouds, on the upper arm.
Galleon and skull in storm clouds
Full-colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a purple shell top and green tail, sitting on coral, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon mermaid on a thigh
Small black tattoo of a sprig with dots on the ankle of a tanned leg, with a beach and sea behind.
Small black sprig tattoo on an ankle
Traditional tattoo of a three-masted ship inside a red and black heart, with a lighthouse, dark rocks and an orange flower on a forearm.
Ship in a heart with lighthouse and flower
Black line flash design of an anchor with a small heart at its base, with the script words 'A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.' written above and below it.
Anchor with heart and sailor quote
Colour realism tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder showing a sunset over the sea, palm trees, sharks, sea turtles, clownfish, anemones and coral.
Underwater sunset sleeve with turtles and clownfish
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with a ship's wheel enclosing a sailing ship, a flower below, and the words DARLIN IM NOT above and COMIN HOME below.
Ship's wheel and flower sketch with lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a surfer riding a curling wave above hibiscus flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Surfer riding a wave with hibiscus flowers
Traditional style colour tattoo on the upper arm of a mermaid kissing a sailor, framed in an oval rope border with a lighthouse and flames.
Mermaid and sailor kiss in a rope frame
Nautical flash design of white lettering on a navy background, with a crossed anchor, lifebuoy, flags and banners in a traditional style.
Nautical lettering with anchor and lifebuoy
Colour tattoo of a leaping dolphin with blue and purple shading and green wave splashes on the top of a foot, near the ankle.
Dolphin tattoo on the top of a foot
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail sitting on a rock inside an ornate beaded frame with shells and a starfish, on the thigh.
Mermaid cameo on thigh
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
Two black ink dotwork drawings of palm trees on a beach scene, sketched on translucent paper beside a fine liner pen, shown as tattoo design artwork.
Dotwork palm trees design drawings
Black and grey realism tattoo of a battleship among rolling waves and smoke, across the outer forearm.
Battleship at sea on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lighthouse, stars and clouds inside a bottle, on the upper arm.
Lighthouse in a bottle on an upper arm
Two people holding hands, each with a traditional-style anchor tattoo on the inner forearm, with black linework and orange-red accents.
Matching anchor tattoos on two forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree, setting sun over hills, birds and a red flower on a forearm, with black outlines and bold colour.
Palm tree sunset and flower on a forearm
Teal and black Japanese-style wave tattoo on the inner wrist, shown from three angles in a collage with a small grey tattoo on another wrist.
Teal wave tattoo on a wrist
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
Woman in a beach backbend showing a colourful floral sleeve on her raised arm and a black and grey mandala tattoo on her hip.
Floral sleeve and mandala tattoo on a beach backbend
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
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a large wave in a circle, with dotwork stippling and a small Mount Fuji, on the calf.
Great Wave in a dotwork circle on a calf
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
Traditional colour tattoo of palm trees, a red sunset over the sea with a sailboat, and a pink flower with green leaves, on a forearm.
Palm trees, sunset and flower on a forearm