330 Beach Quotes (the best beach captions for Instagram)

All Kinds of Captions for Beach Photos

I know it can be hard to find the perfect quote. This is why I created this massive list of quotes & captions about the beach.

Maybe you’re looking for quotes to use as captions for beach photos. Or perhaps simply to read some nice beach quotes, for inspiration. In any case, you’ll probably find what you’re looking for with these 330 quotes about beaches.

The beach quotes in this article are split in 24 categories:

• 🤣 funny quotes about beaches
• ❤️ love quotes on beaches
• 🌹 life captions about the beach
• 📏 short quotes on the beach
• 💭 inspirational quotes on beach
• 😢 missing the beach Insta captions
• ⏳ sand on the beach quotes
• 👟 walk at the beach quotes
• 👥 captions about beach with friends
• 🌟 famous quotes about a beach
• 😄 happy captions for the beach
• 🛀 relaxing at the beach quotes
• 📆 beach day quotes
• 🎬 movie quotes from the beach
• 🎼 lyrics to use as beach Instagram captions
• 💧 beach sea quotes
• ☀️ beach summer quotes
• 🤙 beach vibes quotes
• 👩🏽 beach girl quotes
• 🌊 beach waves quotes
• 🏝 beach vacation quotes
• 🌅 morning beach quotes
• ❄️ beach in winter quotes
• 🌙 beach night quotes

So, ready to see the best beach quotes for beach pics, Whatsapp status, house framing, and any other use?

Let’s see them all!

🤣 Funny Quotes About Beaches

Let’s get started right away with our first category: funny beach quotes 🤣🏖

These quotes about the beach all have 1 thing in common: they’re funny! Well ok maybe they won’t make you laugh out loud, but hey as long as you smile when reading them, I’ll count it as a win in my book.

Here are some great ideas for a funny beach caption:

1. “I’m all about the Palm Trees and 80 degrees”
2. “I need some beach therapy.”
3. “Beach is cheaper than therapy.”

1. “I put the bum in beach bum.”
2. “Life takes you down many paths, but the best ones lead to the beach.”

1. “Born to lie on a beach... or a floatie. That’ll work.”
2. 

   Everyone should believe in something. I believe I’ll go to the beach.

3. “I googled my symptoms... turned out I just needed to go to the beach.”
4. “Gone to the beach. Back never.”
5. “I am definitely a beach person. In fact, I am so much a beach person that my wife is allergic to beaches now.” Barun Sobti
6. “You can never have too much beach”

1. “I wish that Beach Therapy was covered by my Health Insurance”
2. “How to get a beach body: Step 1: Have a body. Step 2: Go to the beach.”
3. “Eat. Beach. Sleep. Repeat.”
4. “I live in Florida, and when people ask how close to the beach I am, I say, Twelve minutes or twelve hours. It depends on which beach you want to go to.” Jarod Kintz
5. “B.E.A.C.H. Best Escape Anyone Can Have!”
6. 

   The answer may not be at the beach. But shouldn’t we at least check?

7. “Only worry in the world is the tide gonna reach my chair.” Zac Brown Band
8. “Life, Love and the pursuit of the next beach trip.”
9. “I wasn’t born at the beach, but I got here as fast as I could.”
10. “The only BS I need in my life is: Beach and Sunshine.”
11. “I’m a true OceanHolic!”

So there you have them all, 22 funny beach sayings and quotes!

I’m sure any you pick will be a good caption for a beach picture on Instagram. These will go great under any beach related pictures, especially of a funny situation at the beach.

Haven’t found any you liked? Don’t fret, keep scrolling for more 👇

❤️ Love Quotes on Beaches

Our second category is perfect for all of you love birds out there: beach love quotes ❤️🏖

Wondering how beach and love go together? Just picture a walk on a moonlight beach, hand in hand with your lover, with only the sound of the waves to break the silence.

Got you in the mood? Great! Now you’ll love these romantic captions for beaches photos.

Here are the best caption for beach photos related to love :

1. “I love you like the sea loves the shore.”
2. “When you’re in love, the world is brighter. Sunnier. The air smells flowerier, and your hair is silkier, and suddenly you find yourself smiling at babies and strangers and old couples walking down the beach holding hands.” Jess Rothenberg
3. “It was love at first sight the day I met the beach.”

1. “Like a shell upon a beach, just another pretty piece, I was difficult to see, but you picked me.”
2. “Because 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
3. 

   You all want to know what my dream is? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover.

   — Michelle Bachelet

1. “Love you to the beach and back.”
2. “To me, the sea is like a person like a child that I’ve known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I’m out there.” Gertrude Ederle
3. “I followed my heart and it lead me to the beach.”

1. “I crave a love so deep, the ocean would be jealous.”
2. “You’re the only fish in the sea for me.”
3. “The sands of time will never wash away the love that I have for you.”

1. “I love you to the shore line and back.”
2. “Don’t grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.” Michelle Held
3. “I love you more than there are grains of sand on the beach, fish in the sea, and waves in the ocean.”

1. “In high tide or in low tide, I’ll always be by your side.”
2. “Do I love you? My god, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.” William Goldman (in The Princess Bride)
3. “As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love.”

1. “Mightier than the waves at sea is my love for you.”
2. 

   It was as if when I looked into his eyes, I was standing alone on the edge of the world... on a windswept ocean beach. There was nothing but the soft roar of the waves.

   — Anne Rice
3. “I like long walks along the beach but when it’s with you, it’s the only place I want to be.”

1. “Holding your hands, walking on the beach, in my mind it was fantasy, in my heart it was a destiny.”
2. “The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.” Kate Chopin
3. “My feeling about the beach is quite simple. I just love the beach.”

And there you go, 24 love quotes about the beach!

They’re all good captions for beach pictures on Instagram (and other social media), especially for pictures of you and your loved one on the beach!

Let’s keep up the inspiration with our next category.

🌹 Life Captions About the Beach

This 3rd category is dedicated to beach life quotes 🌹🏖

Almost 20 quotes, all related to both the beach and life. They’re either about living on the beach, or they draw comparison between beach and life.

Find below Instagram beach caption ideas about life :

1. “After a visit to the beach, it’s hard to believe that we live in a material world.” Pam Shaw
2. “The waves of the sea help me get back to me.” Jill Davis
3. “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

1. “If we allow these moments to stick to us like sand, our lives can become castles.”
2. 

   A simple life is good with me. I don’t need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I’m happy.

   — Yanni
3. “Sky above our heads. Sand beneath our feet. Life is good.”

1. “Dear ocean, Thank you for making us feel tiny, salty, humble, and inspired, all at once.”
2. “I like anywhere with a beach. A beach and warm weather is all I really need.” Rob Gronkowski
3. “The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach waiting for a gift from the sea.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh
4. “The cure for anything is salt water sweat, tears, or the sea.” Isak Dinesen

1. “I hope someday I’ll wake up to see that I live on the beach.”
2. “When a person dissolves into sand, maybe he leaves a little life behind. The life, out of which, we create our sandcastles.” Pehal
3. “Life is better at the beach.”

1. 

   It’s impossible to walk on the beach without making an imprint in the sand and taking some of it with us. Life is very much the same. If we noticed this we might be more aware of our actions and words.

2. “We dream in colors borrowed from the sea.”

1. “If you’re lucky enough to live by the sea, you’re lucky enough.”
2. “If life is a journey, the beach is my destination.”
3. “To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.” Jeanne Moreau
4. “The beach to me is a sacred zone between the earth and the sea, one of those in-between places where transitions can be experienced where endings can be mourned and beginnings birthed.” Joan Anderson

And that’s it, your 19 ideas for a caption about beach & life!

I’ve spent quite a bit of time putting these together, to give you plenty of choices.

If even with those you didn’t find the right one for you, maybe you’ll find the right one in the hundreds left below.

📏 Short Quotes on the Beach

Let’s keep the inspiration flowing with our next category: short beach quotes 📏🏖

If you’re tired of long-ass quotes, going on and on for several sentences, then the beach quotes below are perfect for you. They’re all very short, to the point. Perfect as a caption for the beach pic you just took!

Here are some more good beach captions for pictures:

1. “A beach and warm weather is all I really need.” Rob Gronkowski
2. “Feelin’ just beachy”
3. “Live life in a bikini.”
4. “If there’s a will, there’s a wave.”

1. 

   Sand on, stress off.

2. “Life’s a beach!”
3. “Beach hair, don’t care.”
4. “Sea-esta”
5. “Memories are made in flip-flops.”

1. “Sandy toes, freckled nose.”
2. “Keep calm and go to the beach.”
3. “You had me at aloha.”
4. “Tropical state of mind.”

1. 

   God so loved the world, he gave us the beach.

2. “No one likes a shady beach.”
3. “Keep calm and think of the beach.”

1. “Long time, no sea.”
2. “There’s no place like home. Except the beach.”
3. “Me and the ocean: love at first sight.”

There we go, short and to the point!

I hope you enjoyed these 19 short beach quotes, and that one of them will make its way below your next Instagram pic... If you only like short quotes, then make sure to skip the next part 🤐

Get more short beach captions in this Youtube video below:

💭 Inspirational Quotes on Beach

This part is dedicated to those in need of inspiration: inspirational beach quotes 💭🏖

The quotes below are either inspirational, or motivational. They will make you think about the quote, and about the world. They’ll give you motivation to chase your dreams, and best of all, they’re all about the beach.

Get motivational quotes – the beach edition:

1. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
2. “In still moments by the sea life seems large-drawn and simple. It is there we can see into ourselves.” Rolf Edberg
3. “Smell the sea, and feel the sky, let your soul and spirits fly.” Van Morrison

1. 

   But, are you really using your time effectively or are you just letting it escape through your fingers like sand through your toes as you walk along the beach?

   — Byron Pulsifer
2. “Nothing soothes the soul like a day by the water.”
3. “When two roads diverge... take the one that leads to the beach.” Hannah Mckinnon

1. “The real enjoyment is on the beach and in the encounter with the water and with the way the sand heals the soul.” Elizabeth Berkley
2. “I’m attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.” Randy Pausch

1. “We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected on the deep.” William James
2. “Let the sea set you free.”
3. “Sometimes in the waves of change we find our true direction.”

1. “There is no question that the beaches that our grandchildren will play on will be different from ours. The important question is whether they will be better or worse.” Orrin H. Pilkey
2. “Time is the wave upon the shore. It takes some things away, but it brings other things.” Amy Neftzger
3. “The beach is not always a place, sometimes it’s a feeling.”

1. “Beaches are God’s poetry.” Steve Maraboli
2. 

   Why do we love the beach? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.

   — Robert Henri
3. “Sea more of the world, one beach at a time.”
4. “The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it.” Michael Josephson
5. “Worry is something you can make as big as the tallest mountain, or as small as a pebble on the beach. It is up to you to decide which you would rather have.” Byron Pulsifer

1. “The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.” Robert Wylan
2. “Saltwater cures all wounds.”
3. “One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Well then? Are you feeling inspired? Empowered? Motivated? I sure hope so!

Keep these 22 inspirational beach quotes in stock, and next time you feel down, pull one up and read it. Always works for me.

😢 Missing the Beach Insta Captions

Currently wishing you were on the beach? Then this category is for you: missing the beach quotes 😢🏖

I feel like I’m spending more time thinking about the beach, than actually being on the beach. Hmm... I guess I should probably re-evaluate my life choices!

You can pretend you’re anywhere with quotes: at the beach, sipping cocktails with your toes in the sand. The quotes below are all about missing the beach, thinking of the beach, and wishing you were there.

Here are some choices for throwback Instagram beach captions:

1. “My body is here but my heart is at the beach.”
2. “I just want to sit on a beach and forget about absolutely everything for a while.”
3. “I don’t need a man. I need tequila and a tan.”

1. “I’m still obsessed with the beach whenever I’m home; when I’m on the beach, it feels like home to me.” Brett Young
2. 

   The beach is definitely where I feel most at home. It’s my oxygen. I forget how much I need it sometimes when I’m away working.

   — Behati Prinsloo
3. “The beach is calling and I must go.”

1. “Beach: if I’m not on it, near it, or looking at it, I’m dreaming of it.”
2. “Currently pretending I’m at the beach.”
3. “Dear beach, I think about you all the time...”
4. “For her, the ocean was more than a dream; it was a place she needed to visit to find herself.”
5. “Missing those palm trees”

1. “The sand may brush off, the salt may wash clean, the tans may fade, but the memories will last forever.”
2. 

   Beachitude: (n.) When you start to feel grumpy and snarky because you miss the beach.

3. “I wonder if the beach misses me.”
4. “Dreams are made of sun and sand.”

1. “Take me to the beach”
2. “I need a time out. Send me to the beach and don’t let me come back until my attitude changes.”
3. “Let the countdown to the beach begin!”
4. “I miss the salty air, the breeze in my hair, and the place where I just don’t care.”

1. “Right now I should be where it’s warm, with a cocktail, and shoes are not required.”
2. “I am missing the beach, and I am sure the beach is missing me.”
3. “My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
4. “The sand may be rinsed from my feet, but in my heart I am always at the beach.” Karianne Burke
5. “I think it’s time for a trip to the beach.”

Still missing the beach? Yeah, probably...

But hey, at least now you have the perfect quote to express that feeling! And you might have found the perfect beach caption for Instagram, to go with your throwback picture of a time you were at the beach.

⏳ Sand on the Beach Quotes

You’re now on the 7th category: beach sand quotes ⏳🏖

Not all beaches are sand beaches; but sand beaches are definitely my favorites. There’s something so unique about feeling the warm sand under your bare feet, as you arrive on the beach for your first beach day.

The quotes in this category are all about the beach, of course, but especially about sand.

Get examples of insta captions for the beach about sand:

1. “Ah, the smell of salt and sand. There is no elixir on this blessed earth like it.”
2. “May you always have a shell in your pocket and sand in your shoes.”
3. “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.”

1. “In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” Rachel Carson
2. “I’m so happy. I don’t even care that I’ll have sand at the bottom of my bag for months.”
3. 

   “You can shake the sand from your shoes but it never leaves your soul.

1. “Let the waves hit your feet, and the sand be your seat.”
2. “Waves tossed themselves against the shore, dragging grit and sand between their nails as they were slowly pulled back out to sea.” Holly Black
3. “I have salt in my veins and sand in my heart.”

1. “If it requires bare feet in the sand, my answer is yes!”
2. “In this big ball of people, I’m just one grain of sand on this beach.” Aurora
3. 

   Footsteps in the sand will always leave an impression on my mind.

   — Anthony T. Hincks
4. “Every wave kisses the shore, while the sand hugs your toes, and the wind brushes your checks.”

1. “I’ve got beach sand stuck in my soul.”
2. “Writers begin with a grain of sand, and then create a beach.” Robert Black
3. “Dreams are made of sand and sunsets.”

And there you have them, the 16 beach quotes and sayings about sand.

If by the end of it, you got fed up with sand, I have the perfect sand beach Instagram caption:

“I don’t like sand. It’s coarse, and rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere.” Anakin Skywalker

👟 Walk at the Beach Quotes

Let’s keep up the pace with our next category: beach walk quotes 👟🏖

The beach is the perfect place for so many activities: sleeping under the sun, tanning, partying with friends, going for a swim, ... But one of my favorite is definitely walking on the beach, first thing in the morning when the sun rises up, and the world is still quiet.

If you love this activity too, you’ll love the quotes below. And if you want to caption a photo of yourself walking on the beach, then the quotes below will make for great beach pic captions.

Get some great walking on the beach captions Insta will love:

1. “Walking on the beach is my favorite exercise.”
2. 

   A beach walk is for stretching your legs and your mind, for looking at life with newfound eyes.

   — Sandy Gingras

1. “There’s nothing that a walk on the beach can’t cure.”
2. “A walk on the beach is worth a thousand words.”
3. “I want to run the beach’s length, because it never ends.” Deborah Ager
4. “Some people see more in a walk on the beach than others see in a trip around the world.”

1. 

   A long walk in a long beach shortens every kind of sorrow!

   — Mehmet Murat Ildan
2. “Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war.” Loren Eiseley
3. “A walk on the beach soothes the soul.”

And there you have them, 9 quotes for the beach specifically dedicated to beach walk!

Just by reading them, it makes me want to go out on the beach for a walk!

👥 Captions About Beach With Friends

This category is dedicated to enjoying the beach with someone: beach with friends quotes 👥🏖

The beach in itself is such a cool place to be, but add friends to the mix and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a hell of a time! Spending the day at the beach with your friends is one of the best ways to spend a day, and I’m sure we can all agree on this one.

Oh and if you’re looking for Instagram captions for the beach pic you took with your friends, the quotes below are a perfect fit.

Find below some great captions for beach pics with friends:

1. “Be grateful for good friends, hot sun and clear water.”
2. “Sometimes just being on a beach with my loved ones is all the adventure I need.” Guy Laliberte
3. “Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”

1. 

   Sometimes a day at the beach with your best friends is all the therapy you need.

2. “Life by the water is always better, especially with a few best friends in tow.”
3. “Sometimes, you just need to walk on the beach with a friend.”

1. “Them: You want to go to the beach? Me: For shore.”
2. “We’re BFFs: beach friends forever.”
3. “Friends don’t let friends beach alone.”

1. “You never know how many friends you have until you rent a house on the beach.”
2. 

   There’s nothing better than best friends, unless it’s hanging out with your best friends at the beach.

3. “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

And 12! These are my favorite quotes on being at the beach with friends, that I often use anywhere as cool beach captions: Instagram, Facebook & more.

That last quote from Maria Sharapova is so spot on, it just makes me want to call my friends and go on a beach trip.

🌟 Famous Quotes About a Beach

Speaking of Maria Sharapova... that’s a good transition to our next category: famous quotes about the beach 🌟🏖

There are a lot of famous beach quotes: whether the quote itself is widely used, or the quote is from a famous person. I’ll share a few of those here, but you can always click on the link above to get the full list!

Some of the most famous quotes (great as caption for beach pictures):

1. “We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch we are going back from whence we came...” John F. Kennedy
2. “I could take you for a walk on the beach and I could point out just about any creature and give you their Latin names.” Paul Walker

1. “I love the sea’s sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colors that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable. This, combined with the color of the water over white sand, surprises me every time.” John Dyer, Poet
2. “The beach is not a place to work; to read, write or to think.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh
3. “I’ve got 99 problems, but a beach ain’t one.” Jay-Z

1. “My idea of relaxation is not lying down by a beach. I have to move around, do stuff. Though I’m a massive quiz show person.” Daniel Radcliffe
2. “I love the beach, and I love sunshine.” Megan Fox
3. 

   Life is a beach, I’m just playing in the sand.

   — Lil Wayne

1. “Certainly, light fiction exists and encompasses mysteries or second-class romance novels, books that are read on the beach, whose only aim is to entertain. These books are not concerned with style or creativity instead they are successful because they are repetitive and follow a template that readers enjoy.” Umberto Eco
2. “If we were motivated by money, we would have sold the company a long time ago and ended up on a beach.” Larry Page

And that’s 10 of the most famous beach quotes, all great Instagram captions for beach pics.

I’m sure you probably heard a few of them before!

😄 Happy Captions for the Beach

Let’s brighten the mood with this category: happy beach quotes 😄🏖

All the quotes in this category are dedicated to beach and happiness. Being at the beach most often brings happiness, and this is probably why there are so many quotes out there relating the beach to happiness.

Read suggestions for happy beach picture captions:

1. “At the beach time you enjoyed wasting, is not time wasted”
2. “Beaches are a treasure cherished by most, exploited by some, enjoyed by all.” Orrin H. Pilkey
3. “Life is short, find what makes you happy and go there”

1. “Don’t worry, beach happy.”
2. “You can find me where the sand meets the water.”

1. 

   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
2. “Happy as a clam”
3. “Happiness is the sand between our toes, and the sunburn on our nose.”

1. “I honestly think the beach is the only place children actually entertain themselves.” Donna McLavy
2. “I was happy anywhere I could see the ocean.” Ai Yazawa
3. “True freedom is on the beach.” Rosamund Pike

1. 

   Salty air makes for a happy heart!

2. “Sand sea happy me”
3. “Keep Calm and Enjoy the Beach”

1. “When life gives you happiness deficiency try adding Vitamin SEA to your travels, believe me it always works!” Aakash Nand
2. “You can be really happy and at the same time a vagabond on the beach.” Cherie Lunghi
3. “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream on the beach”

That was a lot! Not less than 17 quotes, all dedicated to the beach and happiness.

If you have a pic of you smiling on the beach and looking for great Instagram captions, beach happiness quotes above are a good option.

🛀 Relaxing at the Beach Quotes

Let’s take a step back and relax with this category dedicated to relaxing at the beach quotes 🛀🏖

Forget all the physical activities like running, swimming, or partying. We’ll focus instead on relaxing, maybe doing a bit of yoga, stretching, and overall enjoying the peaceful mood of the beach. Speaking of yoga, the quotes below make for great beach photo captions on your yoga pics.

Listed below are a few ideas for relaxing Instagram beach quotes:

1. “I just want to sit on the beach, let the sun hit my face and forget about absolutely everything.”
2. 

   Disclaimer: the beach may cause extreme relaxation, changes in skin color, changes in state of mind, steady breathing, lower blood pressure, and in most cases it will cause addiction.

3. “To escape and sit quietly on the beach that’s my idea of paradise.” Emilia Wickstead
4. “On the beach, you can live in bliss.” Dennis Wilson

1. “Feeling stressed? There’s a beach for that.”
2. “If there’s heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached to it.” Jimmy Buffett
3. “It’s hard for me to put into words why I like the beach so much. Everything about it is renewing for me, almost like therapy Beach Therapy.” Amy Dykens
4. “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.”
5. “Beach more. Worry less.”
6. “The ocean’s roar is music to the soul.”
7. “Sky above, sand below, peace within.”
8. “The best 7 doctors:
   1. Sunshine
   2. Salty air
   3. Ocean water
   4. Gentle breeze
   5. Warm weather
   6. Sandy beach
   7. Rest”
9. “The beach the only place where salt lowers your blood pressure.”
10. 

    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
11. “A little sand between your toes always takes away your woes.”

1. “Welcome to the beach. No watches. No worries. No clock. No cares. No deadlines. No drama.”
2. “An ocean breeze puts a mind at ease.”

1. “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
2. “Get away from it all... find your peace on the beach.”

And there you have them, the 19 relaxing quotes for beach pic and other uses!

Just reading those made me calmer, I can’t wait to be on the beach again to relax.

📆 Beach Day Quotes

Guess what day it is? That’s right, it’s beach day!

This category is dedicated to exactly that: beach day quotes 📆🏖

If you’re looking specifically for a caption related to beach day, you’ll find the perfect match for you below. All the quotes below are related to both day and beach.

Here are great insta quotes, beach day related:

1. “Because everyday should feel like a day at the beach.”
2. “What a fin-tastic day.”
3. 

   A rainy day at the beach is better than a sunny day at the office.

4. “At the beach, life is different. A day moves not from hour to hour but leaps from mood to moment. We go with the currents, plan around the tides, follow the sun. We measure happiness by nothing we can hold, nothing we can catch. Everywhere, life is jumping and elusive and momentously momentary.” Sandy Gingras
5. “Happiness is a day at the beach.”

1. “Any beach day is a good day.”
2. “A day wasted at the beach is a day well spent.”
3. “May your beach days be long, may your work days be short.”

1. “A good beach day keeps the doctor away.”
2. “A cloudy day at the beach is still a day at the beach.”
3. “The best days at the beach are shared with a best friend.”
4. 

   I only want to go to the beach on days that end in the letter Y.

5. “Some people float on waves, others crash them. Some people jump into waves, others watch from afar. At the end of the day, everyone is just enjoying the same day at the beach.”

1. “A day on the sand is a beautiful day.”
2. “Beach days = best days”
3. “Always keep a little beach day in your heart.”

1. 

   Every day should be a beach day.

2. “A day at the beach restores the soul.”
3. “Let’s be beach bums today.”
4. “The true beauty of a woman can be observed when she has spent the day at the beach.” Troian Bellisario

Yep, that was not less than 20 quotes specifically about beach day!

I hope these beach time quotes gave you inspiration, and maybe sparked that beach day fever again. It sure did for me.

🎬 Movie Quotes from the Beach

Are you a cinephile, aka a film buff?

Then you’ll love this category on beach movie quotes 🎬🏖

On the full post, there are a lot of quotes about The Beach movie; you can read them all by clicking on the link above. But here, I’m just going to include quotes from other movies, related to the beach.

Use these movie quotes to caption beach photos:

1. “We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.” Dunkirk
2. “You can have the beach. I didn’t come here for sand.” Troy
3. “You still think you’re going to walk on some beach and see the birdies? I don’t think so... They scammed you, Hannibal.” The Silence of the Lambs
4. “Plane crash. Nice beach. She’s hot, you’re hot. It’s what people do.” Ana Lucia Cortez (Michelle Rodriguez) in Lost
5. “The beach has a special way of smoothing even the most ragged edges.” Avatar in The Last Airbender

1. “You can’t have too many pictures of the exact same beach.” Grace (Rosemary Leach) in My Family
2. “What happened to the Danny Zuko I met at the beach?” Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) in Grease
3. “Couldn’t somebody have dreamt up a goddamn beach?” Inception
4. “But the beach has cute boys.” Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) in Hannah Montana
5. “This is a family beach, not Chippendales.” Big Momma (Martin Lawrence) in Big Momma’s House 2
6. Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
7. “I’m afraid I didn’t pack for the beach.” The Handmaid’s Tale
8. “Vodka? Who takes vodka to the beach?” Mama’s Family
9. “She’s a footprint on the beach and the tide’s coming in.” The Doctor (David Tennant) in Doctor Who

1. “So, enjoy the beach and cut the bulls**t.” Keaty (Paterson Joseph) in the Beach
2. “Uh, look, if it’s against the law to sleep on the beach, I’ll just move on.” The Incredible Hulk
3. “When they touch down, we’ll blow the roof, they’ll spend a month sifting through rubble, and by the time they figure out what went wrong, we’ll be sitting on a beach, earning twenty percent.” Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) in Die Hard
4. “That’s the secret, grand adventure of the infamous Jack Sparrow. You spent three days lying on a beach drinking rum.”
5. “You know, it’s kind of funny. Beautiful beach, beautiful sun. Could almost be a nice place to visit.” Black Hawk Down
6. “What’s up, you scruffy little beach rat?” Sam (Scott Caan) in Into the Blue
7. “I destroyed the technology of the world! I ran on the beach and felt the sand beneath my foot cups!” Bender in Futurama

The end. These were the 20 good beach Instagram captions from movies.

By the way, what’s your favorite movie about the beach? Let me know in the comments below!

🎼 Lyrics to Use as Beach Instagram Captions

Time to move away from the 7th art, and dive into the 4th art: music

In this part, we’ll see song lyrics about the beach 🎼🏖

And yes, you can sing along as you read them. Bonus points if you can keep singing the rest of the song by heart!

Get your beach Instagram quotes, lyrics edition:

1. Island in the Sun by the Weezer
   “On an island in the sun
   We’ll be playin’ an’ havin’ fun
   And it makes me feel so fine
   I can’t control my brain”
2. Gone Too Soon by Michael Jackson
   “Like a castle
   Built upon a sandy beach
   Gone too soon”
3. Mystery Achievement by the Pretenders
   “Mystery achievement
   Where’s my sandy beach? Yeah
   I had my dreams like everybody else
   But they’re out of reach
   I said right out of reach”

1. Sea and Sand by The Who
   “Here by the sea and sand
   Nothing ever goes as planned”
2. Toes by Zac Brown Band
   “I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand
   not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand.”
3. High By The Beach by Lana Del Rey
   “All I wanna do is get high by the beach
   Get high by the beach, get high”
4. Rockaway Beach by the Ramones
   “The sun is out and I want some
   It’s not hard, not far to reach
   We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach”

1. Right Above It by Lil Wayne
   “Life is a beach, I’m just playin’ in the sand.”
2. I Want to Go to the Beach by Iggy Pop
   “I wanna go to the beach
   I don’t care if it’s decadent
   I don’t know where my spirit went
   But that’s alright”
3. Summertime by Bon Jovi
   “It’s like a beach blanket and a bottle of wine
   it feels something like summertime.”

Laaaaaa 🎵 Ok ok my singing is awful, but I can’t prevent myself from singing when reading those song lyrics!

These were 10 of the best Instagram quotes: beach lyrics from songs. Was your favorite song about the beach included? No? Leave me a comment below and I’ll make sure to add it.

Get in the summer beach mood with this playlist:

💧 Beach Sea Quotes

Introducing the next category: quotes on sea beach 💧🏖

The beach gets all the spotlight, but we shouldn’t forget about the sea. As a matter of fact, the beach wouldn’t quite be as popular without that body of water, so let’s focus on the sea for a bit.

Get the best sea beach quotes in English:

1. “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
2. 

   I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought.

   — Helen Keller
3. “All I need is a good dose of vitamin sea.”
4. “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.”
5. “Happiness is blue sea & white sand”
6. 

   For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It’s always ourself we find in the sea.

   — E. E. Cummings
7. “I need to be seahabilitated.”
8. “I’m in dire need of some vitamin sea”
9. “Be alone with the sea for it is there you will find answers to questions you didn’t realize exist.” Khang Kijarro Nguyen

Well granted that was only 9 quotes on the sea, compared to the hundreds about the beach.

But hey at least you found some idea for a caption on beach and the sea at the same time.

☀️ Beach Summer Quotes

The sun shines brightly for this category dedicated to quotes about summer beach ☀️🏖

While it’s true that even a rainy day at the beach is better than a sunny day at the office, I sure prefer being on the beach on warm summer days. The quotes below are all quotes about the beach and summer.

Here are some great summer beach quotes for Instagram and other social platforms:

1. “Palm trees, ocean breeze, salty air, sun-kissed hair, the endless summer take me there.”
2. “Beaches are territories of dreams. They are our favorite refuges; they are a protectorate for the soul during spring, summer, autumn, and winter. They shed our tears, and they hear our pain.”
3. 

   Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, enjoying the scenery, having fun with family and friends.

   — Brian Wilson

1. “I am such a summer person. Just give me a quiet spot with a breathtaking view, a cool drink in my hand, a warm sea breeze on my skin, and the soothing sounds of waves crashing and I will be in all my glory.”
2. “Friends, Sun, Sand and Sea, that sounds like a summer to me.”

Sorry I’m sure you expected more of these summer at the beach quotes, and you only get 5 of them.

I searched far & wide to get these 5 for you, and I hope you can at least find a good pick!

🤙 Beach Vibes Quotes

Let me see your shakas 🤙

That’s right, the quotes below are all about beach vibes 🤙🏖

Introducing my favorite beach vibes captions for pictures at the beach:

1. “Beach don’t kill my vibe.”
2. “Beach vibes only.”

1. “Good vibes happen on the tides.”
2. “High tides & Good vibes.”

We’re getting pretty specific here, and there aren’t a ton of quotes specifically related to beach vibes out there.

But I made sure to give you a few options, they all work great as beach selfie captions to express your beach vibe!

👩🏽 Beach Girl Quotes

Coming up is a selection of beach girl quotes 👩🏽🏖

If you’re looking for good captions for beach pics with your girls, then the quotes below all about girl & girls will probably fit just fine.

Get the best beach girls quotes for beach photos:

1. “I’m just a beachy kinda girl”
2. “Just a beach girl who loves the salty air & wind in my hair... camera in hand & toes in the sand.”
3. “I’m a toes-in-the-sand kinda girl.”

1. “Give a girl a margarita, put her on the beach. Smiles and paradise are now within reach.”
2. 

   Beach girls now, beach girls tomorrow, beach girls till the end of time.

   — Luanne Rice
3. “Girls just wanna have sun.”

1. “In every girl’s life, there’s a boy she’ll never forget and a summer on the beach where it all began.”
2. “Some girls are just born with the beach in their souls.”
3. “Not all girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. Some girls are made of the beach and wine and everything is fine.”

And there you go, 9 beach picture quotes about beach girl. You go girl!

🌊 Beach Waves Quotes

Let’s keep it going with our 20th category: beach waves quotes 🌊🏖

We had a category above that was dedicated to the sea. Now let’s get even more specific, and see quotes about waves and the beach.

Find below quotes about waves at the beach:

1. “Don’t get so tide down on work that you miss out on life’s beautiful waves.”
2. “I can still hear the waves”
3. “A day at the beach... It can feel like all our cares are an ocean away... Sun on our shoulders, feet in the sand, cool beverage in hand. The waves roll in, our thoughts roll out, and all is right with the world again.”
4. “Friends come and go like waves of the ocean, but the true ones stick like an octopus on your face.”
5. 

   Happiness is the beach. Joy is the waves.

   — Will Bowen
6. “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
7. “Her happiness floated like waves of ocean along the coast of her life. She found lyrics of her life in his arms but she never sung her song.” Santosh Kalwar
8. “Come walk with me, take off your shoes, let’s walk the beach with only the moon to light the path and waves to hear you tell me you love me.” J. Henson
9. “Happiness comes in waves.”

Who would have thought we could find so many quotes related to both the waves and the beach?

I for one sure didn’t, but hey here they are!

🏝 Beach Vacation Quotes

Moving on with one of my favorite category: beach vacation quotes 🏝🏖

If you live the 9 to 5 grind, you’ll know the pleasure a beach vacation brings. So let’s focus on those desired holidays to the beach, with these vacation alone, with friends, or with family beach quotes.

Here’s the list of quotes about beach vacations:

1. “Mind on a permanent vacation, the ocean is my only medication, wishing my condition isn’t ever going to go away.” Jimmy Buffett
2. “Vacation mode: activated.”
3. “I look my best when I’m totally free, on holiday, walking on the beach.” Rosamund Pike
4. “A real friend is someone who takes a winter vacation on a sun-drenched beach and does not send a card.” Farmer’s Almanac
5. “I miss being on beach vacation and never knowing what day of the week it is”
6. “Babies don’t need a vacation, but I still see them at the beach... it pisses me off! I’ll go over to a little baby and say ‘What are you doing here? You haven’t worked a day in your life!'” Steven Wright

Loved these vacation beach quotes? If you’re just back from a beach vacation, lucky you! And if you’re planning your next one, I hope you’ll enjoy it.

🌅 Morning Beach Quotes

Still want more? Here’s a very specific category: morning beach quotes 🌅🏖

There’s something so special about being at the beach first thing in the morning, when it’s still quiet. If you’re a morning person, you’ll love the quotes in this category.

Here are some great quotes about the beach in the morning:

1. “I’ll have a side of beach with my morning coffee.”
2. “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.”
3. “Every writer has their rituals. For me, it’s morning walks along the beach.” Sue Monk Kidd

1. “Rise and shine, it’s beach walkin’ time!”
2. “My dream is to have a house on the beach, even just a little shack somewhere so I can wake up, have coffee, look at dolphins, be quiet and breathe the air.” Christina Applegate

And there you have them, 5 quotes about morning at the beach. If you were looking for an idea to use as caption, beach quotes above will go great under your morning beach picture.

❄️ Beach in Winter Quotes

This is our penultimate category: winter beach quotes ❄️🏖

Some of the categories above have very few quotes, and I had a hard time finding any at all. But surprisingly, I found 10 quotes related to winter at the beach.

Get my winter at the beach quotes for pictures:

1. “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.”
2. “I wasn’t made for winter; I want my flip flops back!”
3. “A lot of people like snow, I find it an unnecessary freezing of water.” Carl Reiner
4. “Dear Winter, I’m breaking up with you. I think it’s time I start seeing other seasons. This summer beach is hotter than you
5. “Winter may be here, but the beach lives in our souls.”
6. “I prefer my footprints in the sand than in the snow.”
7. 

   A solitary winter beach is a beautiful thing.

8. “Dear Winter, please don’t make me slap you with my flip flop. Sincerely, beach bum”

There’s even beach bum quotes included in this selection.

1. “One must maintain a little bit of summer even in the middle of winter.”
2. “Snow free zone.”

And 10! Now let’s get to the final category of our beach quotes.

🌙 Beach Night Quotes

And finally, our 24th and last category: beach night quotes 🌙🏖

I guess nights at the beach are more popular than mornings at the beach, because I found way more quotes about beach nights than beach mornings.

Find below beach at night quotes for beach pictures & more:

1. “Walking beside the beach, hands held tight, love had a million lessons to teach, in that serene moonlit night.” Hart
2. “Building a little bonfire at night on the beach and lying on a blanket with my wife under the stars is not only sexy, it’s romantic.” Benjamin Bratt
3. “Missing the beach comes in waves; tonight I’m drowning.”

1. “Beach sand, perfect tans. Day walks, night talks. Sleepless nights, pillow fights & spending every day with those who matter most.”
2. 

   When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can’t say in real life.

3. “Come walk with me, take off your shoes, let’s walk the beach with only the moon to light the path and waves to hear you tell me you love me. Why does the ocean rock the moon to sleep every night? So the sun will wake and kiss the beach.” J. Henson
4. “I just wanna live on the beach. Walk it at night and then fall asleep with the windows open and listen to the waves crash.”
5. “At night, when the sky is full of stars and the sea is still you get the wonderful sensation that you are floating in space.” Natalie Wood
6. “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.”
7. “Star light, star bright, I wish I was on the beach tonight.”

And there you have them, 10 quotes all about nights at the beach!

Final Words

Congrats! You made it to the end.

You just scrolled through 330 beach quotes. You deserve a reward: 🥇

I hope you found a great quote in this long list, to use as a beach caption or for inspiration. I even threw in some great beach picture quotes, feel free to pin them on Pinterest or share them with your friends.

Oh and by the way, what was your favorite quote of them all? Let me know in the comments below!