Sea tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic black and grey penguin diving head first through blue water and bubbles, tattooed on the calf.
Diving penguin with blue water on a calf
Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a botanical leaf-vine design in gold and silver metallic ink running down her spine and ornamental designs on her upper arms and forearms.
Gold and silver leaf vine down a back
Colour tattoo of a lighthouse, sailboat and waves inside a rope-edged heart, with purple flowers and green leaves, in a traditional style on a forearm.
Heart-framed lighthouse and sailboat on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sailing ship on rolling waves with a dotted anchor hanging below, on the inner forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a stormy sky with lightning, breaking waves and dark fern silhouettes, wrapping around a forearm.
Stormy seascape on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a sailing ship on rolling waves with a dotted line descending to a small anchor, placed on the inner forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor on a forearm
Black and grey mermaid tattoo on the forearm, with a starfish in her hair, long flowing hair and a scaled tail curling below her.
Mermaid with starfish on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a curling wave with spray dots on the inner forearm, in a fine line style with Japanese-inspired detail.
Curling wave on a forearm
Gold metallic script reading love across a forearm, with turquoise sea and a rock arch behind it.
Gold script love on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a raised hand with a small fine line sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist, set against a nautical chart.
Small sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist
Traditional-style colour tattoo on the forearm of a cartoon cat in a red bow and eye patch, standing in a galleon with orange sails above green waves.
Cartoon cat pirate on a sailing ship
Blue wave tattoo with a curling crest and spray, shaded in a painterly style across the forearm.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of hammerhead shark silhouettes swimming over classical ruins in teal, with a torn orange section and a small red creature on the forearm.
Hammerhead sharks over ruins on an arm sleeve
Woman on a sandy beach with silver ornamental mandala-style designs on her forearm and hand, and turquoise rings and bracelets.
Silver mandala designs on forearm and hand at the beach
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing galleon in heavy seas with crashing waves, wrapping around a forearm.
Galleon and waves on a forearm
Fine line black sailboat tattoo with small waves on the inner wrist of a hand raised above a nautical chart.
Small sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a sailor's head in a cap inscribed Cherie, with a whale and a sunset sea scene inside the head, in neo-trad style.
Sailor head with whale on a forearm
Small blue sailboat tattoo with wavy lines beneath it, placed on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Sailboat on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree over a red sunset and sea, framed by teal leaves and red flowers, on a forearm.
Palm tree sunset and flowers on a forearm
Fine line silver wave and gold scallop shell temporary tattoos on the inner forearm, above a thin gold band and teal cord bracelets.
Metallic wave and scallop shell on a forearm
Black and grey landscape sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a castle on a rocky headland under a sunburst, with hills and a church above.
Coastal landscape sleeve with castle and sunburst
Realistic tattoo of a sailboat on calm grey water under a soft pinkish sky, across a forearm.
Sailboat at sea on a forearm
Small traditional-style colour tattoo of a palm tree and sunset over a sea and sand scene inside a black-outlined heart, on a forearm beside a quarter coin.
Heart-framed beach sunset on a forearm
Woman seen from behind by the sea with a row of metallic dots down her spine and gold and silver temporary designs on her arms.
Metallic temporary tattoos on a back and arms
A woman in a headstand pose outdoors shows a dark sleeve tattoo on her upper arm and forearm, with foliage and sea behind her.
Dark sleeve tattoo on arm during a headstand
Black and grey circular tattoo of a curling wave with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Hokusai-style wave in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a detailed compass with Roman numerals above a shaded palm tree beach sunset.
Compass and palm trees on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, with stippled dots in the spray.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoos cover the upper arm and forearm of a person with long auburn hair, standing on rocks by the sea.
Black and grey rose sleeve on a raised arm
Black and grey tattoo of an anchor with the words 'a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor' on a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Anchor and sailor quote on a forearm
Five views of a colourful traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a mermaid, a shark, sailing ships, a castle and fish in a sea scene.
Under-the-sea full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse in a storm with rays of light and crashing waves, covering the inner forearm, shown from two angles.
Lighthouse and storm waves on a forearm
Japanese-style wave tattoo with pale outlines over solid black ink, running along a forearm.
Stylised waves on a forearm
Black and grey wave tattoo with curling crest inside an inverted triangle outline on the inner forearm, in a Japanese-inspired style.
Wave inside an inverted triangle on a forearm
Small black fine line sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand raised in front of a nautical chart.
Tiny sailboat on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a city skyline with a clock tower, power lines and a pine forest over waves, across an upper arm and forearm.
City skyline, power lines and forest sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a breaking wave inside a circle on the inner wrist, shown in a close photograph.
Breaking wave in a circle on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small sailboat on waves on the inner wrist, with a nautical chart behind the raised hand.
Small sailboat on the inner wrist
Traditional forearm tattoo of a red and white lighthouse, a black-sailed ship, banners and flowers on a red sunburst, shown in four angled views.
Lighthouse and ship on a forearm
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm of a raised hand, with the sea and beach blurred behind at dusk.
Small wave tattoo on a forearm
Two wrists held together against a beach backdrop, each with a black lettering tattoo of the Roman numerals VIII IV XII.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Fine line black sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a nautical chart with a raised hand.
Small sailboat on the inner wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a lighthouse under a starry night sky, enclosed in a teardrop shape on the forearm.
Lighthouse in a teardrop on a forearm
Close view of a small black fine-line mountain tattoo on a clenched forearm, with a beach and twin-peaked mountain behind.
Small mountain outline on a forearm
Black ink circular tattoo of a rising sun with rays, a rounded rock and wave lines, on the outer forearm.
Circular sun and sea scene on a forearm
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner wrist, with a blurred beach and sunset in the background.
Small wave tattoo on a wrist
Full arm sleeve tattoo of an underwater reef scene with hammerhead sharks, sea turtles and coral in realistic colour across the upper arm and forearm.
Underwater sleeve with hammerhead sharks
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse with sunburst rays and crashing waves on the forearm.
Lighthouse and waves on a forearm