50 Best Beach Quotes to Inspire You
The beach itself has a certain quality that inspires people. Seashells, the sandy beach, and the ocean all have an enduring, romantic quality.
You’ll adore these sayings and quotations, whether you’re looking for a motivational beach quote, an Instagram post, or just something to bring back memories of former beach holidays.
These are a few top picks that evoke thoughts of the vast ocean and idyllic beach days!
I hope these sayings from the beach will motivate you to “seas the day” and live your best life!
This post has fifty beach quotations, some penned by well-known authors and writers and some you might not be familiar with. These ocean and beach quotes are lovely, humorous, and motivational.
I like to use sayings and slogans from the beach as Instagram captions. But they can also be turned into artwork for your home office or bedroom, or even utilized in your bullet journals.
Inspirational Beach Quotes
I adore these motivational beach sayings that serve as a gentle reminder of our resiliency, fortitude, and inventiveness.
- “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
- “The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.“
– Robert Wyland
- “We dream in colors borrowed from the sea.”
– Unknown
- “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
– Jon Kabat-Zinn
- “Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don’t.”
–Bill Hybels
- “And just when she thought she couldn’t take anymore, the ocean reminded her, she goes on…”
-Jen McIntosh
Beach Quotes that Remind us of Life’s Beauty
When we’re at the beach, we seem to lose ourselves in the natural beauty of the ocean and its surroundings and forget about the gorgeous beach house or resort. Sometimes it is all we require.
- “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
- “To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.”
–Jeanne Moreau
- “At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides, and follow the sun.”
–Sandy Gringas
- “The beach to me is a sacred zone between the earth and the sea, one of those in-between between places where transitions can be experienced – where endings can be mourned and beginnings birthed. A walk along the beach offers the gift of the unexpected.”
– Joan Anderson
- “Don’t grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.”
–Michelle Held
- “Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”
– Anonymous
Beach quotes for those that long for the ocean
For those of us who appreciate it, there is something that is greater than the ocean and the beach. Staying near the sea brings with it a sense of calm and longing.
- “Isn’t it strange, the way time moves? I could stand here and watch the sea crash beneath me for hours and it would feel only like minutes had passed.”
– Sjana Elisa Earp
- “I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free air was like a cool, quieting thought.”
– Helen Keller
- “Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part.”
– Hermann Broch
- “I miss the beach, the peace it brings you. I love the sound and smell of the sea.”
– Genesis Rodriguez
- “The three great elemental sounds of nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a wood and the sound of the ocean outside on a beach.”
– Henry Beston
- “The beach is truly home, its broad expanse of sand as welcoming as a mother’s open arms. What’s more, this landscape, which extends as far as the eye can see, always reminds me of possibility.”
– Joan Anderson
- “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
- “Mind on a permanent vacation, the ocean is my only medication, wishing my condition isn’t ever going to go away.”
– Jimmy Buffett
- “Happiness is a day at the beach with sand between my toes and sunburn on my nose”
– Unknown
- “To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.”
– Jeanne Moreau
- “There’s a magical energy and power from the ocean.”
– Jo Beverley
Beach Quotes About Love
Is there anything more inherently romantic than being at sea or on a beach near the ocean?
- “As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart, never full of love.”
– Anonymous
- “Long walks on the beach are the supposed holy grail of a romantic evening. The beach becomes a kind of utopia – the place where all our dreams come true.”
– Roxane Gay
- “Sometimes just being on a beach with my loved ones is all the adventure I need.”
– Guy Laliberte
- “You all want to know what my dream is? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover.”
– Michelle Bachelet
- “The ocean is both my mistress and my lover. How else can I explain her salty kiss that is still on my lips.”
– Anthony T. Hincks
- “Take time in a place you love, restore your spirit on the beach.”
– Luanne Rice
Fun Beach Quotes and Sayings
These quotations are generally brief and lighthearted, but sometimes that’s just what we need (and how a day at the beach actually feels!).
- “I followed my heart and it led me to the beach.”
— Unknown
- “Let the waves hit your feet and the sand be your seat.”
– Unknown
- “Beach more, worry less.”
-Unknown
- “I’ll have a side of beach with my morning coffee”
– Unknown
- “Every day should be a beach day.”
– Unknown
- “I’m pretty sure my birthstone is a sea shell.”
– Unknown
- “How to have a beach body: 1. Have a body 2. Go to the beach.”
-Unknown
- “Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should go to the beach.”
– Unknown
- “An ocean breeze puts a mind at ease.”
-Unknown
Powerful Beach and Ocean Quotes
The greatest may have been reserved for last. Certain statements are so profound that they speak to a deeper aspect of our humanity.
These motivational sayings about the water and beach should inspire you to pursue your objectives!
- “We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.”
– Aristotle Onassis
- “Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Be water, my friend.”
– Bruce Lee
- “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
– William Arthur Ward
- “The Ocean is everything I want to be. Beautiful, Mysterious, Wild & Free”
– Unknown
- “You’re not a wave, you’re a part of the ocean.”
-Mitch Albom
- “The sea is as near as we come to another world.”
– Anne Stevenson
- “Dance with the waves, move with the sea, let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.”
– Christy Ann Martine
- “It’s a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.”
-Jeff Bridges
- “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.”
– Kahlil Gibran
- “Being out there in the ocean – God’s creation – it’s like a gift he has given us to enjoy.”
-Bethany Hamilton
- The Starfish Story By Loren Eisely
I can’t do the original Starfish Story by Loren Eisely justice, but this is a synopsis of the stirring story.
It’s one of my absolute faves; if it even slightly brought a smile to your face, please let me know in the comments section below.
One morning, as the man strolled down the beach, he noticed a youngster gathering starfish one by one and throwing them back into the sea. For miles, hundreds of them lined the beach!
The youngster explained to the man that if he didn’t toss them back, they might die on the beach because the tide was out.
The man was given a “Why bother?” look by the man. Since there are so many, it’s virtually impossible to make a difference.
After picking one up and tossing it back into the water, the child turned to face the man and remarked, “It made a difference to THIS one.”
Final Thoughts: Beach Quotes
I hope these beach sayings and quotations were enjoyable to you and that they provided you with some inspiration.
There’s no denying that the ocean and its shorelines pull us as humans. It might even seem possible to spend hours gazing at the waves.
These touching beach sayings and phrases serve as a reminder of our shared humanity, love, and spirit of adventure.
