Free Ocean and Sea Pictures: 71 Photos of Waves, Coasts and Blue Water
71 free ocean and sea pictures from the BigFoto library: Pacific surf below Sutro Heights and on the Big Sur coast, waves against the rocks of Bali and Ghana, surfers in Sydney, white cliffs, the sea stacks of the Great Ocean Road and the cliffs of Ireland, the Cape of Good Hope, turquoise water below the limestone cliffs of Thailand and around the Kornati islands, ships and sailing boats at sea, sea fans and a turtle on the reef, a sunset in Mauritius and sea ice in the Arctic.
How to download: click a photo to see it large, then use Download. The originals are about 1200 × 800 pixels: right for blog posts, slides, social media, school projects and video call backgrounds.
Waves and surf
Surf on the rocky Pacific coast of California, waves against the coast of Bali, a fisherman in the surf, a wave breaking at a sea cliff, surf on the Ghana coast, a surfer in Sydney, the Moeraki Boulders in New Zealand, a beach on K’gari, waves in Ireland, Israel and on Djerba.
Cliffs and rocky coasts
White cliffs above deep blue water, sea stacks and the cliffs of Big Sur, Uluwatu in Bali, chalk cliffs and a round bay in England, the sea cliffs of Ireland, red cliffs in Western Australia, the Twelve Apostles and London Arch on the Great Ocean Road, a limestone arch, Old Harry Rocks and the Cape of Good Hope.
Clear blue and turquoise water
Turquoise water below the limestone cliffs and rocks of southern Thailand, a bay with boats, clear water on the Croatian coast and around the Kornati islands, the rocky Aegean coast, a pine on a rocky shore and stacked stones by the sea.
Sea views
The Big Sur coast in fog, the Malaysian coast, Lantau and green islands off Hong Kong, the Atlantic from Table Mountain, a mountain over the sea near Hout Bay, Cape Point and a coast seen from a hillside.
Ships and boats at sea
A blue cargo ship, a passenger ferry, a container ship, sailing boats and a motorboat, a cruise ship, a red tug, a red and white buoy and boats on the Red Sea at dusk.
Under the sea
Sea fans in blue water, orange, pink and purple sea fans, a sea turtle on a reef, sea slugs on coral and sea whips.
Sunset and sea ice
A sunset over the sea in Mauritius, icebergs frozen into the sea ice, people on the ice and a dog sled team crossing the frozen sea.
More free photos
- Free beach pictures
- Underwater pictures
- Ship pictures
- Geology pictures
- Free tropical backgrounds
- Free palm tree pictures
- Free water pictures
- Free rock, cliff and canyon pictures
Questions about these ocean photos
Can I use these ocean and sea pictures for free?
Yes, for personal and commercial projects. All we ask is a link back to BigFoto.com; the box at the top of the page has a credit link you can copy.
Can I use these photos as an ocean background?
Yes. Most are landscape photos that work as desktop, slide and video call backgrounds; the clear water and sea view photos leave the most room for text.
Where were the ocean photos taken?
On the Pacific coast of California, in Bali and southern Thailand, on the Croatian, Irish and English coasts, around Cape Town, on the Great Ocean Road and in Western Australia, in New Zealand, Mauritius and the Arctic.
