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 sailing ship on rolling waves with a dotted anchor hanging below, on the inner forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor 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 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
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
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 ink sketch-style tattoo of a lighthouse beside a crescent moon, with rays and rocks, on the outer ankle and lower leg.
Lighthouse and crescent moon on an ankle
Black line drawing of a curling wave flowing into the script words 'into the sea', a fine line lettering tattoo design on a white background.
Wave swirl with 'into the sea' script
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 fine line tattoo of a palm tree, waves and birds inside a dotted-edge inverted triangle, on the side of a person's ribs.
Palm tree and waves in a triangle on the side ribs
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon with stars, small clouds and wavy sea lines on the upper arm.
Moon, clouds and waves on upper arm
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
Close-up of a small black fine line sailboat tattoo on a person's upper arm, with a hand resting across the forearm.
Small sailboat on an upper arm
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
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
Fine line black sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a nautical chart with a raised hand.
Small sailboat on the inner wrist
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
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner wrist, with a blurred beach and sunset in the background.
Small wave tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sailboat on rippling sea inside a circle of sunburst rays, on the upper back.
Sailboat at sea in a circle on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a sailboat on waves with two small clouds, placed on the upper arm of a person in a navy top.
Sailboat and clouds on upper arm
Small black fine line sailboat on waves tattooed on the inner wrist, with the hand raised in front of a nautical chart.
Small sailboat tattoo on the wrist
Fine black script reading wanderlust on a shoulder, with a rocky beach and sea behind.
Wanderlust script on a shoulder
Back view of a woman with blonde hair looking out over the sea, with a small black fine line tattoo between her shoulder blades.
Small fine line tattoo on upper back
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, in a Japanese woodcut style.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Six blue fine line drawings of waves arranged in a grid on a white background, shown as tattoo design flash.
Six line drawings of waves
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Fine line black tattoo of a sailboat above rolling waves on the inside of a forearm.
Sailboat and waves on a forearm
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
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
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
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
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
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