Sea tattoo ideas

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

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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
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon, stars and stippled waves inside a solid black circle on the forearm.
Crescent moon and waves in a black circle
Black script lettering reading Love on the side of a woman's neck, photographed from behind with the sea and a small island in the background.
Script love lettering on the neck
Flat blue design of a leaping dolphin with swirling wave and splash shapes, shown as a drawing rather than on skin.
Leaping dolphin with wave swirls
Full colour realism tattoo of a shark, tropical fish, kelp and coral covering the side of a torso, shown on the ribs.
Underwater scene with shark on a side torso
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 and grey Roman numeral lettering reading VIII IV XII on two wrists, with two pairs of hands clasped in front of the sea.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Black and grey realism tattoo of an old sailor in a peaked cap and pipe, with a lighthouse and lightning below, on the upper arm.
Sailor and lighthouse on upper arm
Colour tattoo of three blue dolphins arranged in a circle on the lower leg.
Three dolphins in a circle on a lower leg
Black and grey circular tattoo of stylised sea waves with hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Circular waves on a forearm
Black dotwork and linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a pier silhouette under a moon, with stippled sky, rolling waves and pebbles inside a circle.
Pier, moon and waves in a circle on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on the back of a hand showing a ship's wheel around green ocean waves, with a banner reading Home Sweet Ocean.
Ship's wheel and banner on the hand
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
Black ink drawing of a three-masted sailing ship riding interwoven waves, with a hanging anchor on a thin line, in a traditional nautical design shown on cream paper.
Sailing ship on waves with anchor
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
Shaded grey and green mermaid silhouette on a rock before a pale moon, with the words somewhere beyond my wildest dreams in script on the upper back.
Mermaid on a rock with script quote on upper back
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
Neo-traditional coloured pencil design of a pink octopus wrapped around a blue anchor, with a cream skull and a banner reading NO MANS LAND.
Octopus with anchor and skull design
Shaded blue and grey wave tattoo with white spray on the inner forearm, against a blurred wooden background.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm
Back of a person with teal braided hair decorated with leaves and twigs, showing a colourful sun and sea tattoo on the upper back.
Sun and ship tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a sea scene with a moon, stars, waves, a boat, a whale and an anchor, set in a diamond shape on a woman's upper back.
Sea scene fine line tattoo on upper back
Purple line drawing of a mermaid in a pirate hat holding a pipe beside a treasure chest, skulls and a shipwreck, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Mermaid pirate with treasure chest and skulls
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a katana over blue waves and orange sun shapes on the calf, shown in three views.
Katana and waves on a calf
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a dotted rain cloud above a patterned teacup filled with waves and a sailing ship, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Teacup with waves, ship and rain cloud
Black and blue butterfly tattoo on the ribs, with wave patterns filling the wings in a Japanese style.
Butterfly with wave pattern on ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of three curling waves on the inside of a forearm, with a red fabric and a gold chevron pendant in the background.
Three wave curls on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red and white lighthouse among waves and palm trees, with the words THE SEA WAS ANGRY THAT DAY beneath, on an upper arm.
Lighthouse and stormy sea on an arm
Small black palm tree tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, beneath the arm, with a green swimsuit and woven hat in view.
Small palm tree on the side ribs
Fine line blue ink tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with flags and waves, placed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Sailing ship tattoo on upper back
Solid black silhouette design of a dolphin leaping beside curling wave splashes, shown as a stencil-style tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dolphin and wave design
Black ink pen drawing of a sailing ship on rough waves with a dangling anchor and the script words a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, on white paper.
Sailing ship and anchor with quote
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of rolling waves and a crescent moon inside a circle, placed on the outer ankle.
Waves and crescent moon in a circle on an ankle
Pencil sketch of a great white shark with its jaws wide open, its body wrapped around a ship's steering wheel, shown without placement on skin.
Shark with open jaws and ship's wheel
Colourful Japanese style octopus tattoo with grey waves and green tentacles across the upper arm and shoulder.
Octopus and waves on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a fine line black wave tattoo on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small wave tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a green octopus with pink suckers among blue waves across a person's chest, in a traditional style, with tattooed arms visible at the sides.
Green octopus and waves on chest
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey vest top.
Japanese wave design on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey wave tattoo enclosed in a circle on a forearm, shaded with fine stippled linework.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seashell on the upper arm, with the wearer in a navy and white striped top.
Seashell on upper arm
Black and white photo of two hands held together, each wrist bearing a fine black Roman numeral tattoo reading VIII IV XII, with the sea behind.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Legs on sand by the sea showing a gold metallic mandala design on the calf, a small gold crown design on the ankle, and layered gold anklets.
Gold mandala on a calf at the beach
Colour tattoo of black palm tree silhouettes against a blue sky and orange and purple sunset, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Palm trees at sunset on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a palm tree with birds, a half-set sun and wave lines, on the forearm.
Palm tree and sunset on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a penguin standing on an ice floe with an orca inside its body, on the lower leg.
Penguin with orca on ice floe
Watercolour-style blue and teal wave tattoo with white highlights across the inner forearm.
Blue watercolour wave on a forearm