Top 70 Beach Captions and Quotes for Instagram

These beach Instagram captions are “shore” to bring in waves of likes.

There’s really nothing better than a relaxing summer afternoon spent lounging on the beach. However, one thing that can elevate your seaside vacation is a stellar, beachy Instagram photo — paired with an excellent beachy caption, of course.

You don’t have to be a wordsmith to craft a good vacation caption, especially since we’ve done most of the work for you. Whether you’re heading to the coast for a day of sun and sand, or island-bound in the middle of winter for some much-needed vitamin D, it’s always fun to share your experience with your social media community, and consequently, boost your reach in the process.

Below, we’ve compiled beach captions that will bring in waves of Instagram likes. From puns to inspirational, beach-inspired quotes, you’re sure to find a fit for the next time you post the sand, surf, or a sun-kissed selfie.

Funny Beach Captions

  • All I need is some Vitamin Sea *insert wave emoji*
  • Water you doing right now?
  • (For palm tree photos) Keep Palm and Carry On *insert palm tree emoji*
  • Give into the pier pressure
  • Stay salty
  • Shell yeah
  • I’m sunscreening my calls
  • Tropic like it’s hot
  • Talk to the sand
  • I shore love this view

Cute Beach Captions

  • Sea more of the world, one beach at a time *insert globe emoji*
  • Beach hair, don’t care
  • All I need is the salt in my hair and the sand between my toes
  • Sunshine state of mind
  • Nama’stay at the beach
  • Sandy toes, freckled nose
  • Out of reach, at the beach
  • Don’t worry, beach happy
  • Fine and sandy
  • Seas the day
  • Lost at sea
  • High tides, good vibes
  • Making waves
  • At ease with the sea breeze
  • Good vibes on the tides
  • Paradise found

Clever Beach Captions

  • Sun of a beach *insert sun and beach emojis*
  • Whale hello! *insert whale emoji*
  • Happy as a clam *insert shell emoji*
  • I’m an aqua-holic
  • All washed up
  • 99 problems but a beach ain’t one
  • If there’s a will, there’s a wave
  • Let the waves kiss your feet and the sand be your seat
  • Turning my beach day into a beach week
  • Out of Office

Beach Selfie Captions

  • Resting Beach Face
  • Good times and tan lines
  • (For selfies wearing sunglasses) Throwin’ shade *insert sun emoji*
  • Just a fish out of water
  • Personal news: Now selling seashells by the seashore *insert shell emoji*
  • Ocean air, salty hair
  • Gone to the beach, be back never

Beach Captions for Friends

  • Girls just wanna have SUN *insert sun and beach emojis*
  • Hangin’ with my gull-friends
  • Just a couple of beach bums
  • You’re the piña to my colada

Beach Captions for Couples

  • High tide or low tide, I’ll stay by your side
  • You, me, and the sea
  • With you, life’s a beach
  • We’re a shore thing

Beach Captions for Winter

  • They say summer bodies are made in the winter *insert muscle emoji*
  • Snow more winter please, bring on the beach
  • Desperately seeking beach therapy
  • Tis the sea-sun
  • Long time no sea
  • B.E.A.C.H.: Best Escape Anyone Can Have

Beach Quotes

  • “Don’t grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.” — Michelle Held
  • “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.” — E. E. Cummings
  • “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.” — Isak Dinesen
  • “Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • “In the waves of change, we find our direction.” — Anonymous
  • “If there’s heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached to it.” — Jimmy Buffett
  • “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 makes me feel really small and it makes me put my whole life into perspective.” — Beyoncé
  • “Nothing comes close to the golden coast.” — Katy Perry
  • “On an island in the sun, we’ll be playing and having fun.” — Weezer
  • “Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun, I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes.” — Otis Redding
  • “Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya.” — The Beach Boys
  • “I’m gonna soak up the sun.” — Sheryl Crow
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