On The Beach Quotes: 200+ Best Quotes About The Beach

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There’s nothing like a relaxing day at the beach to soak up all your worries. Just closing your eyes and imagining the soft sand caressing your toes as gentle waves lap the shore and the sun shines warmly down is enough to bring about a feeling of tranquillity. However, if that doesn’t work, these quotes about the beach are guaranteed to deliver you to a blissful beach without leaving home!

While we absolutely love road trips, adventures in the mountains and long hikes, there’s something indulgent about a beach vacation that makes it so special. It’s been a while since we’ve had a beach holiday, but that’s not stopped us daydreaming about the seaside.

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As a dedication to one of my favourite places in the world, I decided to put together some of my favourite beach quotes ready for the summer months ahead! So whether you’re looking for beach Instagram captions to accompany your photos or quotes about the beach to transport you away in a tropical daydream, I’ve got you covered!

From short beach quotes to beach sayings, punny captions and inspiring quotes about beaches, look no further for your digital dose of beach life!

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Short Beach Quotes

For when you just need a short and sweet beach quote…

“Let the waves hit your feet, and the sand be your seat.”
“There’s no place like home. Except the beach.”
“Life is better in flip flops.”
“Sandy toes. Sunkissed nose.”
“Good times and tan lines.”
“High tides & good vibes.”

“All I need is a good dose of vitamin sea.”
“Beach please.”
“Good vibes happen on the tides.”
“Beach hair, don’t care!”
“The ocean is my happy place.”
“Go with the flow.”

Beach Captions for Instagram

Got that perfect beach Instagram photo that you need a caption for? This is the section for you. If you’re anything like me, finding the right Instagram caption is the hardest part of the ‘gram. So pick one of these great beachy captions to perfectly complement your photo.

“The beach is calling and I must go.”
“I followed my heart and it lead me to the beach.”
“How to have a beach body: 1. Have a body 2. Go to the beach.”
“Gone to the beach, be back… never.”
“In need of beach therapy.”
“Girl just wanna have sun!”
“Eat. Beach. Sleep. Repeat.”

“The ocean is everything I want to be. Beautiful, mysterious, wild and free.”
“Always be yourself unless you can be a mermaid. Then be a mermaid.”
“Don’t give in to pier pressure.”
“Leave footprints of love and kindness wherever you go.”
“If it requires bare feet in the sand, my answer is yes!”
“A tropical state of mind.”
“Don’t make ripples. Make waves.”

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“Feeling stressed? There’s a beach for that.”
“Having a whale of a time.”
“Life’s a beach. Find your wave.”
“Aloha, beaches!”
“Vacation mode: Activated.”
“Resting beach face.”
“If in doubt paddle out.”

“It doesn’t matter where you go in life, as long as you go to the beach.”
“Sun of a beach.”
“Happy as a clam.”
“Mermaid kisses & starfish wishes.“
“Advice from the ocean: Be shore of yourself. Come out of your shell. Take time to coast. Avoid pier pressure. Sea life’s beauty. Don’t get so tide down on work that you miss out on life’s beautiful waves.”
“Advice from a mermaid: Get your tail to the beach. S ea treasures in simple things. Take time to shellebrate. Share life’s joyful song. Make a wish upon a starfish. Let your conchience guide you. Believe in magic!”

Funny Quotes about Beaches

Some of the most fun times I’ve had have been at the beach, taking a picnic and enjoying splashing around in the waves with friends. These funny quotes about the beach capture the more playful side of beach days.

Hopefully, these funny beach quotes and sayings will help bring a smile to your face!

“Beachology: Be shore of yourself. Don’t be crabby. Let the worries drift away. Drown out pier pressure. Soak up positive energy. Seas life’s moments.”
“A cloudy day at the beach is still a day at the beach!”
“I’m all about palm trees and 80 degrees!”
“I’m a true oceanholic.”
“Beachitude (n.) when you start to feel grumpy and snarky because you miss the beach.”

“Life takes you down many paths but my favorite ones lead to the beach.”
“I wish that beach therapy was covered by my health insurance.“
“If there’s a will there’s a wave.”
“Stop asking me if I want to build a snowman. I want to wear flip flops on a beach with a drink in my hand. Ask me if I want to do that.”
“Long time no sea.”

“Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should go to the beach.”
“B.E.A.C.H. Best Escape Anyone Can Have!”
“I googled my symptoms… turned out I just needed to go to the beach.”
“Happier than a seagull with a French fry.”
“The only BS I need in my life is: Beach and Sunshine.”

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More Funny Beach Quotes and Puns

I had a lot of fun putting together this section of beach quotes. These fun quotes are full of great puns and plays on words and I hope they’ll make you giggle like they did me!

“Life’s a beach.”
“If you need to reach me, call me on my shell.”
“Don’t worry, beach happy.”
“Tropic like it’s hot.”
“Just hanging with my gull-friends.”
“Seas the day.”

“Shellabrate the good times.”
“Beach you to it.”
“Life is swell.”
“Make a wish upon a starfish.”
“Feeling finstastic.”
“No one likes shady beaches.”

“I got 99 problems but a beach ain’t one.” – Jay-Z (sort of!)
“The beach gives me porpoise.”
“I don’t wanna be tide down.”
“Life is better in sandals, and that’s one opinion I’ll never flip-flop on.”
“You could say I’ve been a little…nautical.”
“We’re having a whale of a time. Fish you were here!”

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On the Beach Quotes

Being on the beach brings me so much joy. These on the beach quotes capture the essence of the beach and the feelings associated with being so close to the ocean.

“Happiness comes in waves.”
“Currently pretending I’m at the beach.”
“The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” – Henry Beston
“The oceans roar is music to the soul.”
“Less worries, more sunshine.”
“Beach Rules: Soak up the sun. Ride the waves. Breathe the salty air. Feel the breeze. Build sandcastles. Rest, relax, reflect. Collect seashells. Bare-feet required.”

“Give me coffee to change the things I can, and the beach to accept the things I can’t.”
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Dance with the waves, move with the sea. Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.” – Christy Ann Martine
“The beach is not a place to work to read, write or to think.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“The beach: as close to heaven as you can get.”

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Love on the Beach Quotes

There’s something so romantic about visiting the beach with a loved one. For many, there are happy memories from beach vacations to even bigger moments such as a proposal or even beach wedding!

These beach quotes about love help capture all the warm fuzzy feelings from sharing the beach with someone you love.

“It was love at first sight, the day I met the beach.”
“Love you to the beach and back!”
“Every wave kisses the shore, while the sand hugs your toes, and the wind brushes your cheeks.”
“We mermaid for each other.”
“I can see us holding hands, walking on the beach, our toes in the sand. “ – Justin Timberlake, “My Love”

“You’re the only fish in the sea for me.”
“You’re the piña to my colada.”
“You had me at aloha.”
“I lost my heart to the sea.”
“I’m coconuts for you.”

More Romantic Beach Quotes

You can never have too much love (or beach!) in your life, so here’s some more romantic beach quotes…

“As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love.”
“If you want to know how much I love you, count all the waves in the sea.”
“The sands of time will never wash away the love that I have for you.”
“Our love is as deep as the ocean.”
“There’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.” – Sarah Kay

“I love you more than there are grains of sand on the beach, fish in the sea, and waves in the ocean.”
“Let the currents guide your heart.”
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” – Rumi
“Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.” – William Goldman, The Princess Bride
“The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.” – Robert Wyland

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Life at the Beach Quotes

There’s truly something so simple about life at the beach. When you visit the beach there’s very little else that matters. These beachy quotes capture all those feelings about life at the beach.

“Life is simple – just add water.”
“Live life in a bikini.”
“Only worry in the world is the tide gonna reach my chair.” – Zac Brown Band
“After a visit to the beach, it’s hard to believe that we live in a material world.” – Pam Shaw
“A beach is not only a sweep of sand, but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean.” – Henry Grunwald
“We devoting full time to floating.” – Sebastian, The Little Mermaid
“If there’s heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached to it.” – Jimmy Buffet

“Life’s better at the beach.”
“My sense of direction leads me one way: to the beach.”
“Catch a wave and you’re sitting on top of the world.” – The Beach Boys
“If everyone could just live near the ocean, I think we’d all be happier. It’s hard to be down about anything knee-deep in the sand.” – Crystal Woods
“If you’re lucky enough to live by the sea, you’re lucky enough.”
“To rise at daybreak and feel the sunshine as it warms my skin, the soothing sounds of waves as they kiss the shore and sand between my toes: a gentle reminder that life is good.”

Quotes on Beach Life

Beach life is absolute bliss (at least until you bring half the sand on the beach back home and find it EVERYWHERE).

“Beach vibes only.”
“Home is where the anchor drops.”
“On the beach, you can live in bliss.” – Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys
“Ah, the smell of salt and sand. There is no elixir on this blessed earth like it.”
“When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
“The sea lives in every one of us.” – Robert Wyland

“Life’s a beach and I’m just playin’ in the sand.”
“There’s no place like home except for the beach.”
“Saltwater cures all wounds.”
“Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.” – Sylvia Earle
“I like anywhere with a beach. A beach and warm weather is all I really need.” – Rob Gronkowski
“No words can express, The depth of her contentment, As she walks along the beach. As the waves lap against the shores, They create the rhythm of her life. Balmy breeze kiss, Her sun-bronzed skin, And she wonders… Could there ever be a greater destiny, Than to be born with a love, For the treasures of the sea? Here, she is home.” – Suzy Toronto
“I hope someday I’ll wake up to see that I live on the beach.”

Beach Day Quotes

If you’re here then you probably agree that there’s little better in life than a day at the beach. Walking barefoot in the sand, eating ice cream (or fish and chips if you’re in England!), looking for seashells, watching the sunset over the sea… there’s something deeply satisfying about time spent on the beach.

“If you’re not barefoot then you’re overdressed.”
“Happiness is a day at the beach!”
“Every day should feel like a day at the beach.”
“A day at the beach is never lost time. When the warm grains of sand touch our hearts, we know we’re in the right place.”
“Beach daze always.”
“Nothing soothes the soul like a day by the ocean!”

“Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”
“The beach is always a good idea.”
“At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun.” – Sandy Gingras
“Time spent at the beach is never wasted.”
“Sky above. Sand below. Peace within.”
“The beach – the only place where salt lowers your blood pressure.”

Beautiful Quotes About the Beach

For most people, visits to the beach are synonymous with feelings of escape, peace and regeneration. Its beauty restores our energy and revives our souls. These beautiful beach quotes and sayings are all about the beauty of the beach and the emotions it evokes.

“The ocean breeze puts my mind at ease.”
“Smell the sea, and feel the sky, let your soul and spirits fly.” – Van Morrison
“For her, the ocean was more than a dream, it was a place she needed to visit to find herself. And when she returned to the city, you could see the sun in her eyes, the wind in her hair, and taste the infinite salt in her lips.” – Jose Chavez
“The calming movement of the sea along with the restless ocean breeze gently caresses me creating a soothing trance which lulls me to a place of peace.” – M. L. Borges, By The Sea

“The waves of the sea help me get back to me.” – Jill Davis
“I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me.” – Anna Quindlen
“She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.” – Holly Black
“Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature’s simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard.” – Psyche Roxas-Mendoza
“The beach is not always a place, sometimes it’s a feeling.“

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Summer Beach Quotes

Ahhh…. summer at the beach. My idea of heaven!

These beach quotes are guaranteed to get you in a summer mood, ready for longer days and warmer weather.

“Palm Trees. Ocean Breeze. Salty Air. Sunkissed Hair. Endless Summer. Take Me There.”
“Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.” – Brian Wilson
“I’ve got sunshine on my mind.”
“In the summertime, when the weather is hot. You can stretch right up and touch the sky.” – Mango Terry
“Summer, summer, summertime. Time to sit back and unwind.” – Will Smith

“Sunshine is the best medicine.”
“Summer goal: Become a mermaid.“
“Wherever you go, bring your own sunshine.”
“Memories are made in flip flops.”
“No shoes, no shirt, no problem.”

Inspirational Quotes About Beaches

The beach has been inspiring people for as long as mankind has existed.

“I want to be wild, beautiful, and free. Just like the sea.”
“The cure for anything is saltwater – sweat, tears, or the sea.” – Kate Blixen
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand, there is the story of the earth.” – Rachel Carson
“My life is like a stroll upon the beach, as near to the ocean’s edge as I can go.” – Henry David Thoreau
“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature’s simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard.” -Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

“Dream higher than the sky and deeper than the ocean.”
“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.” – E.E. Cummings
“Writers begin with a grain of sand, and then create a beach.” -Robert Black
“To sit in silence at the shore, watch the waves and hear the surf, is to appreciate the very breath and heartbeat of the earth.” – Doe Zantamata
“To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.” – Isaac Newton
“Follow the river and you’ll reach the sea.” – French Proverb

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Beach Quotes About Life

Life is often likened to the beach and ocean. These beautiful beach quotes about life will help provide more inspiration and motivation.

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zan
“Life is like the ocean. It can be calm or still, and rough or rigid, but in the end, it is always beautiful.”
“You never really know what’s coming. A small wave, or maybe a big one. All you can really do is hope that when it comes, you can surf over it, instead of drown in its monstrosity.” – Alysha Speer
“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” – Mother Teresa
“Never give up for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”

“Individually we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro
“In the waves of change, we find our direction.”
“Like a sandcastle, all is temporary. Build it, tend it, enjoy it. And when the time comes, let it go.” – Jack Kornfield
“Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Like seashells, we are beautiful and unique each with a story to tell.”

Seaside Quotes

Some of my fondest childhood memories involve visits to the seaside. From walking along the long piers jutting out over the ocean to skimming pebbles over the water, building sandcastles, digging holes in the sand and splashing around in the ocean, the seaside brings so much joy to kids and adults alike!

“You can never have too much beach.”
“Let the sea set you free.”
“Sky above our heads. Sand beneath our feet. Life is good.”
“I believe in the ocean curing all bad moods. I believe in the waves wiping away worries. I believe in seashells bringing good luck. I believe in toes in the sand grounding my soul.”
“I’m pretty sure my birthstone is a sea shell.”
“Castles made of sand, fall in the sea, eventually.” – Jimi Hendrix

“To escape and sit quietly on the beach – that’s my idea of paradise.” – Emilia Wickstead
“A walk along the seaside soothes the soul.”
“Oh I do like to be beside the seaside! Oh I do like to be beside the sea! … So just let me be beside the seaside! I’ll be beside myself with glee!” – John Glover-Kind
“Retirement Plan: Sell seashells by the seashore.”
“Once your feet have touched the warm sun-drenched sand of the seashore, you will never ever be the same.“

Sunset Beach Quotes

Sunset is the most magical time of day, as the sun dips down and the sky comes alight in a myriad of golden hues. But sunset on the beach is even more special as all these beautiful colours are amplified in the reflection of the ocean.

These sunset beach quotes speak to the beauty of sunset on the beach.

“Meet me where the sun touches the sea.”
“To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.” – Jeanne Moreau
“We dream in colors borrowed from the sea.”
“The sea appears all golden. Beneath the sun-lit sky.” – Heinrich Heine
“The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.” – Pamela Hansford Johnson

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them lead to magical sunsets at the beach.”
“Sunset, palm trees and ocean breeze.“
“The water was glassy and calm, still candy–colored in the afterglow of sunset.” – Stephen King
“Sunset is so marvelous that even the sun itself watches it every day in the reflections of the infinite oceans!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Something beautiful is on the horizon.”
“One day, all your worries will set like the sun does and deserved happiness will come gushing like waves at the beach do. All you need to make sure is that your trips to beach never end.” – Jasleen Kaur Gumber

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Beach with Friends Quotes

While the beach itself is a wonderful place, it is even better when experienced with friends. As the famous quote by Chris McCandless says “happiness is only real when shared” and it’s certainly true of beach days with friends.

“Friends, sun, sand and sea, that sounds like a summer to me.”
“I still love things that you don’t even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars.” – Maria Sharapova
“You, me and the sea.”
“He: “Whale you be my valentine?” She: “Dolphinitely.” – Adam Young
“The sand may brush off, the salt may wash clean, the tans may fade, but the memories will last forever.”

Final thoughts on the 200+ best beach quotes

We absolutely love the beach and hope that these beach quotes may have inspired you to plan your next beach vacations, or perhaps completed that perfect Instagram post! Don’t forget to tag us on Instagram if you use any of them – we love seeing your photos and sharing them!

Do you have a favourite beach caption, ocean quote, beach saying, or beach musing on this list? Or are there any we’ve missed?! As always, leave us a comment and let us know what you think.

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