Wave tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a sun with rays, clouds and a curling wave inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Sun, clouds and wave on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a red and yellow gradient cloud, grey rain cloud, falling rain and a black and mint wave.
Rain clouds and wave on a forearm
Woman in a dark grey band t-shirt showing colourful traditional rose and floral tattoos on her upper arms and forearms.
Tattooed arms in a band t-shirt
Black dotwork tattoo of a skeleton holding a staff on a house boat over rolling waves, with five stars above, on a forearm.
Skeleton with staff on a house boat
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing three solid black circles with an oak leaf and acorns, a wave, and a fern with a pine cone, linked by dotted lines and small botanical sprigs.
Oak, wave and fern circles on a forearm
Four-panel photo of a Japanese style forearm sleeve with a grey koi fish, pagoda, waves and red maple leaves.
Koi, waves and pagoda forearm sleeve
Traditional colour tattoo of a compass hanging from a chain, with a compass rose face and blue waves, on an arm.
Compass and waves on an arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Two black and grey tattoos: a fine line wave on an upper arm and a dotwork palm tree within a dotted circle on a forearm.
Wave and palm tree tattoos on arms
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing a breaching orca, pink plumeria, a pink hibiscus and sea turtles over blue water, shown in three side-by-side views.
Orca, plumeria and sea turtles on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a single wave on the inner forearm, with a houndstooth sleeve in the background.
Fine line wave on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a red rose, green waves and black droplets, on a forearm.
Anchor and rose on a forearm
Blue wave tattoo inside a black-outlined inverted triangle on a forearm, with light blue shading behind the wave.
Blue wave inside a triangle on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of stacked wave lines across the inner wrist and forearm.
Stacked wave lines on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a single curling wave-like line running down the inner forearm, with a knitted jumper sleeve pushed up.
Single line wave on a forearm
Black geometric line and dot tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a black and grey wave sleeve on the forearm above it.
Geometric line and dot pattern on the back of a hand
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a striped lighthouse inside an oval rope frame with waves and a flower, on the forearm.
Lighthouse in rope frame on a forearm
Japanese full sleeve tattoo with a samurai mask, koi, lotus flowers, a green dragon and waves, shown on an upper arm next to its flash design.
Samurai, koi and dragon Japanese full sleeve
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with a sunburst and wave lines on the inner forearm, photographed over a printed page.
Swallow and sun over waves on a wrist
Two matching blue circle tattoos with black vertical bars and blue wavy lines, one on each inner forearm.
Matching blue circle emblems on two forearms
Close photo of a faint brown dotwork tattoo of wavy lines on the inner wrist and forearm, held by another person's hand.
Dotted wave lines on a wrist
Black and white photo of a man seen from behind, showing a large Japanese style back tattoo of an eagle, waves and clouds, with script lettering and tattoos on his upper arms and forearms.
Full back piece with eagle and waves
Fine line black tattoo of a continuous wavy line with a small sprig of leaves and a tiny mark on a man's forearm near the elbow.
Single line sprig on a forearm
Two hands with a colour nautical star on the back of one hand, LOVE on the knuckles, and Japanese-style dragon and koi tattoos on the arms and legs behind them.
Nautical star and Japanese sleeve on hands
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a koi carp with chrysanthemums and clouds in Japanese style, shown from three angles on an upper arm.
Koi and chrysanthemum arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a wave and setting sun inside a circle on the forearm.
Wave and sunset in a circle on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a woman with closed eyes and long hair, surrounded by purple flowers, green leaves and a teal swirl, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Woman with purple flowers on a forearm
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
Colour traditional tattoo of a largemouth bass leaping through teal waves on a forearm, with bold black outlines.
Largemouth bass through waves on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a sailing ship rising from a teacup with a red flower and a grey cloud behind it, on the forearm.
Sailing ship in a teacup on a forearm
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 traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with an anchor and rope waves on the forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor on a forearm
A man with full-body Japanese style tattoos in green, red and cream, showing a koi fish and peony flowers on the torso and arms, with his hands clasped in front of white underwear.
Japanese koi and peony tattoos on torso and arms
Black and grey circular tattoo of stylised sea waves with hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Circular waves on a forearm
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
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of a purple octopus with pink suckers and grey waves across the shoulder and upper arm, with a green anchor near the lower arm.
Octopus and waves full sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of a bottle over waves inside a grey shield, with red cloud and yellow lightning bolts, on a forearm.
Bottle and lightning shield on a forearm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour, showing blue tulip buds, swirling scrolls and pale clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve with tulips, clouds and scrolls
Shaded blue and grey wave tattoo with white spray on the inner forearm, against a blurred wooden background.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm
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
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
Blue Japanese-style wave tattoo with white foam detail running down the inside of a forearm against a plain beige wall.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm
Full body Japanese style tattoo covering a man's arms, chest, back and legs, with a dragon, cherry blossoms, clouds and waves in bright colour on grey shading.
Full body Japanese bodysuit tattoo
Black linework tattoo of stacked wavy lines forming a band across the inner forearm, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Wavy line band on a forearm
Black and grey wave tattoo enclosed in a circle on a forearm, shaded with fine stippled linework.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Several small black fine line wave tattoos on a forearm, a finger, and the wrists and hand of two people sitting close together.
Matching fine line wave tattoos on hands and forearms
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