Wave tattoo ideas

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Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric patterns, with black and grey shading on the shoulder and upper arm fading to red and orange dots on the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve with a pale sun
Black and grey Japanese full back tattoo of a lion dog, tiger, clouds and lotus flowers, with a cicada on the upper arm.
Full back Japanese lion dog and tiger piece
Colour tattoo of swirling blue and black lines beside a yellow and orange sun on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Swirling night sky and sun on a wrist
Black dotwork and linework tattoo on a forearm showing a sailing ship and a wave rising out of a pint glass, with a small cloud above.
Ship and wave in a pint glass on a forearm
Three-panel photo of a colour Japanese-style forearm tattoo showing a blue horned sea serpent, red fish and outlined waves.
Blue sea serpent and red fish on a forearm
Black ink Polynesian-style band tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapped around a tanned wrist, photographed against sand and sea foam.
Polynesian-style band tattoo on wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a sailboat on waves, placed on the inner wrist of a hand raised in front of a nautical chart.
Tiny sailboat tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a bold sunburst with rays above a shaded mountain and rolling waves, in a realistic style.
Sunrise over mountains and sea on a forearm
Black and white photograph of a fine line wave tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small wave tattoo on the inner wrist
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
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle, placed on the inner forearm.
Small circular wave on a forearm
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 traditional-style tattoo of an anchor, rope and clouds covering a forearm, with a wooden watch on the wrist and pine trees behind.
Anchor and rope sleeve on a forearm
Japanese style full arm sleeve with red lotus flowers, teal shading and grey clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Lotus flowers and clouds on a full arm sleeve
Black and grey Japanese style back tattoo with curling waves, a scaled creature and lotus flowers, extending down the left arm in a sleeve.
Back and arm sleeve with waves and dragon
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm, with a sun, mountains and pines above a sunflower on one band and a crescent moon and stars on a lower band.
Mountain, sunflower and moon forearm bands
Full Japanese-style sleeves on both arms and a chest piece, with pink and yellow koi, cherry blossoms and black-grey waves, shown on a shirtless torso.
Japanese koi and blossom full sleeves
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
Fine line tattoo of a wavy stroke ending in an arrowhead, in dark blue ink on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Wave and arrow line tattoo on a wrist
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 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
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a whale decorated with sailboats, fish and an umbrella, with a bird on top, on the inner forearm.
Whale with sailboats on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted ship inside a bottle on the inner forearm, shaded with fine engraved hatching.
Ship in a bottle on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, shown inside a diamond shape with a moon, pine trees and mountains above wavy horizontal bands.
Moon and mountains in a diamond on a forearm
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 and grey Japanese-style wave and cloud tattoo on a forearm, with hands pressed together above a yellow mug on a teal wooden surface.
Black and grey wave tattoo on a forearm
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
Watercolour-style blue wave tattoo with green and purple splashes wrapping around a forearm, shown in two photos.
Watercolour-style wave on forearm
Fine line black tattoos of a palm tree above a wave on two wrists, plus curved lettering on a forearm, as two people hold hands on sand.
Palm tree and wave tattoos on two wrists
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of a single curling wave on the inner wrist and forearm, in dark ink.
Fine line wave on a wrist
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 Japanese style koi fish, flowers, clouds and waves covering a full sleeve from shoulder to forearm, shown from two angles.
Koi and waves full sleeve
Fine line black script tattoo reading breathe, with a wave flourish, on the inside of a wrist.
Breathe script with wave on wrist
Full body Japanese style tattoo with koi, dragon and lotus motifs across the arms, chest and legs of a seated person against a black background.
Japanese bodysuit with koi and dragon
Woman seen from behind with a colourful Japanese-style phoenix and flower sleeve on her arm and a large tattoo across her thigh.
Japanese phoenix and flower sleeve with thigh tattoo
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
Full sleeve Japanese style tattoo of a teal dragon with red accents, swirling waves and pink peonies, shown on an arm from two angles.
Japanese dragon full sleeve
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
Traditional-style tattoos of a swallow, a ship, an eye and a banner on a man's arm, with a chest script partly visible above a white printed tank top.
Swallow, ship and banner tattoos on an arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a cartoon child in a red top reading a book, with green ferns and a blue and grey wave beneath.
Child reading on a wave with ferns
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo bands with scale, chevron, dot and swirl patterns wrapped across a forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on forearm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, arrows, a triangle and a wave-like swirl on the inner forearm.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Close view of a thin black fine line wave tattoo on the outer forearm of a person wearing a maroon knitted top.
Fine line wave on a forearm
Two matching circle tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a dotwork mountain range and the other a dotwork wave in a Japanese-inspired style.
Mountain and wave tattoos on forearms
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of skulls, lotus flowers and smoke on an upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Skulls and flowers full sleeve
Black ink tattoo of a circular sea scene with sunrays, clouds and rolling waves on the inner forearm.
Sun, clouds and waves on a forearm
Close-up of a thin black fine line tattoo of a curling wave across the wrist, with the hand visible on the right.
Fine line curling wave on a wrist
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink cherry blossoms, grey waves and a fish-like creature with a yellow eye.
Japanese full sleeve with cherry blossoms and fish