Wave tattoo ideas

1,081 photos and flash · 24% Japanese, 20% Fine line · Forearm most common

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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
Fine line teal wave tattoo on the top of a bare foot, with blue painted toenails and a toe ring visible.
Thin teal wave on the top of a foot
Black and white photo of a small, fine line wave tattoo on the side of a foot near the ankle, with a beaded anklet on sand.
Small wave tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a thin vertical line flowing into a wavy, shaded swirl on the back of a neck.
Wavy swirl and vertical line on the nape
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading aloha, followed by wave lines, on the forearm.
Aloha script with waves on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two mountain peaks beneath an outlined sun, with wavy water lines below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mountains and sun tattoo on the forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a mountain inside a circle with dotwork shading, on the outer forearm of a woman wearing a patterned shirt and woven bracelets.
Mountain in a circle on a forearm
Close-up of a thin, wavy fine line tattoo in green, yellow, red and blue encircling the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Rainbow wave line tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of four stacked elemental symbols, a spiral swirl, a flame, a stepped earth tile and a water circle, on the forearm.
Four elemental symbols stacked on an arm
Black and grey photo of a fine line wave tattoo with a small dot on the inner wrist, worn beside a silver chain bracelet with heart charms.
Fine line wave tattoo on a wrist
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
Back view of a woman on a beach showing a small black fine line wave tattoo on her left shoulder.
Small wave tattoo on a shoulder
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
Black and grey photograph of a bare back and side with a flowing abstract fine line tattoo of wave-like strands across the ribs and lower back.
Flowing black lines across ribs and back
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
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of angular shapes on the outer side of a foot near the heel.
Thin line shapes on the side of a foot
Black and white photo of a single-line fine line wave tattoo on the side of a person's ankle and heel.
Fine line wave on the ankle
Close-up of a bare foot with a small black fine-line curved tattoo on the outer ankle, beside a woven bracelet.
Small curved line tattoo on an ankle
Black and white photo of a fine line wave tattoo with three curls on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line wave on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a sailboat above rolling waves on the inside of a forearm.
Sailboat and waves on a forearm
Small fine-line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on a pale forearm, with a dark sleeve at the left edge.
Wave inside a circle 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 script reading let it be, joined to a curling wave, on the side of a bare foot above a thin ankle chain, with a wooden deck behind.
Let it be script with wave on ankle
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
Black ink line drawing of a mermaid with scaled tail and curling waves, sketched on paper beside two fineliner pens, a tattoo design for fine line work.
Mermaid with curling wave tail line drawing
Black ink flash sheet of six alien-themed designs, including a UFO over pine trees, a banner reading Scully and Aliens, and a Believe diamond.
Six UFO and alien flash designs on paper
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
Black fine-line tattoo of an anchor whose curves and wavy lines form a heart shape, shown on skin.
Anchor and heart fine-line tattoo on skin
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 tattoo of a Venus symbol above three wavy lines on the back of a person's neck, with a kitchen in the background.
Venus symbol and waves on the back of the neck
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a single curved wave on the inner wrist of a hand with pale nails.
Small wave line tattoo on wrist
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
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a whale tail among curling waves inside a circle, placed on a woman's upper back.
Whale tail in circular waves on upper back
Black and white photo of a small fine line wave tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Small wave tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave inside a circle, with triangles, arrows and dotted geometric lines.
Wave in a circle with arrows on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave, a pine tree and a mountain above an arrow marked 49 degrees and an anchor.
Fine line wave, tree, mountain and anchor on arm
Two hands held together, each with a thin black fine line tattoo of a looping wave wrapped around the base of a finger.
Matching fine line wave tattoos on two fingers
Close photo of a fine line black wave tattoo on the inside of a wrist, worn beside woven friendship bracelets.
Small wave line tattoo on wrist
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
Black line tattoo of three pine trees, a mountain and a sun above wavy water on an ankle, in a fine line style.
Pine trees and sun on an ankle
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
Fine line fox with leafy sprigs and a long flowing tail tattooed on a forearm, in black and grey ink.
Fox and foliage on a forearm