With These Beachy Instagram Captions, You'll Be Swimming In Likes (2024)

June, July, and August: It’s the time of the year when girls who had just a *bit* of an obsession with mermaids and dolphins in their youth reach their final, fully realized form. Yes, I’m talking about beach season.

Whether you’ve penciled in a healthy amount of day trips to the coast, planned an island getaway, or scheduled some much needed R&R with a beach staycation, the summer always promises a lot to look forward to. From bonfires and brews to piña coladas and getting caught in the rain—or whatever other cliches you can think of—this time of year is made for making memories. And, of course, you’ll need to document those memories for all your friends, family, and followers to see. Plus, how else will you get through the winter later this year if not by looking back at when the days were longer and the temps were hotter in the summer?

But, with great Instagram posts comes great responsibility. Anyone can post a vibey summer photoset worthy of making even The Beach Boys and Jimmy Buffett jealous; it’s coming up with the perfect caption that’s hard work. Luckily, this list—complete with vacation quotes, sunny song lyrics, summertime musings, and beachy puns—has you covered. Now, let the good times and tan lines roll.

Cute Beach Captions

1. Born by the ocean, raised on the waves.
2. Gone fishin’.
3. Mermaid mode.
4. Life’s a beach.
5. Mermaid off-duty.
6. Girls just wanna have sun.
7. Vacay slay!
8. Pogue Life #P4L.
9. Respect the locals (insert sea creature emoji of choice).
10. One ocean, one love.
    
11. Toes in the sand, drink in my hand!
12. Seas the day.
13. Some much-needed sun, sand, and sea.
14. Beach days and summer nights.
15. Sand in my shower means I had a good day.
16. Sea la vie.
17. Catch of the day!
18. Sea you soon.
19. Stay wild, ocean child!
20. Ocean air, salty hair.
21. In need of some vitamin sea.
22. Long time no sea.
    
23. BEACH: Best Escape Anyone Can Have.
24. Stay salty.
25. Time wasted at the beach is time well spent.
26. Wild and free just like the sea.
27. Life is simple, just add water!
28. Happiness comes in waves
29. Isn’t this swell?
30. Cool for the summer.
31. Good vibes and tan lines.
32. On island time.
33. Eat. Beach. Sleep. Repeat.
34. The lower the latitude, the better the altitude!
35. Sand by me.
36. The beach is calling and I must go.

Funny Beach Captions

1. Beach, please!
2. Thank you next, beach!
3. Okay, who wants to play mermaids?
4. No shoes, no shirt, no problems.
5. Get your buoys out.
6. Consider this my Baywatch audition.
7. In my beach bum era.
8. Look what you mermaid me do.
9. Saturdays are for the buoys.
10. Dude, where’s my yacht?
11. Happier than a seagull with a french fry.
12. If you need me, call me on my shell.
    
13. I don’t need a man, I need a bikini and a tan.
14. Don’t be crabby!
15. Feeling nauti.
16. Alexa, play “Island in the Sun” by Weezer.
17. No one likes a shady beach.
18. Beach hair, don’t care.
19. Stressed? There’s a beach for that.
20. 99 problems but a beach ain’t one.
21. Next stop: Bikini Bottom!
22. Resting beach face.
23. Legs or hot dogs?
24. Talk to the sand.
25. We run this beach.

Beach Quotes And Lyrics

1. “I keep on hoping to eat cake by the ocean.” —DNCE
2. “Under the boardwalk, down by the sea.” —The Drifters
3. “I need some salt.,” —Aquamarine (2009)
4. “Hot summer nights, mid-July, when you and I were forever wild.” —Lana Del Rey
5. “I’m gonna soak up the sun while it’s still free.” —Sheryl Crow
6. “Darling, it’s better down where it’s wetter, take it from me!” —The Little Mermaid (2023)
   
7. “Here comes the sun.” —The Beatles
8. “I’m surrounded by water and I’m not going back again.” —Zac Brown Band
9. “Here by the sea and sand, nothing ever goes as planned.” —The Who
10. “Beachin', sunshine, blue eyes, tan lines, slow tide, rollin' white sand, cold can koozie in my hand.” —Jake Owen
11. “See the line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me.” —Moana (2016)
12. “For whatever we lose, it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.” —e.e. cummings
13. “It’s like a beach blanket and a bottle of wine. It feels something like summertime.” —Bon Jovi
14. “I must be a mermaid… I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.” —Anais Nin
15. “I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.” —Bram Stoker
16. “The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure.” —Cornelia Funke
17. “I am a citizen of the ocean.” —A Man From Atlantis (1977)
18. “The wave returns to the ocean. What the ocean does with the water after that is anyone’s guess.” —The Good Place (2020)
19. “A wise man once said, ‘Look at the ocean and realize that no matter how famous you are or how much money you make, know that you’ll never be as important as the ocean.’” —Poetic Justice (1993)
20. “Everything I love, I’ve got here. The sea, the sun, the hot sand, music, and eating.” — …And God Created Woman (1956)
    
21. “If there’s heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached to it.” —Jimmy Buffett
22. “The ocean is not just our home, it is who we are.” —Aquaman (2018)
23. “We’ll be drinking margaritas by the sea, Mamacita.” –Thelma and Louise (1991)
24. “The world's my oyster, I'm the pearl.” —-H2O: Just Add Water (2006)
25. “We danced on the beach, and we kissed on the beach, and…” —Mamma Mia (2008)
26. “My idea of a perfect date would be a man who takes me to a romantic dinner, and then we walk along the beach barefoot discussing books and – and music and – and movies!” —Miss Congeniality (2000)
27. “Why is the rum gone?” —Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
28. “When I look at you, I taste lime, and I see light on water.” —Casey McQuiston
29. “Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like I’m going home.” —Sylvia Earle
30. “The voice of the sea speaks to my soul.” —Kate Chopin
31. “When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can't say in real life.” —Jenny Han
32. “Do you love me, do you, surfer girl?” —The Beach Boys
33. “How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.,” —Arthur C. Clarke
34. “Put on your noseguard, put on the lifeguard, pass the tanning butter!” —The B-52’s
35. “Let's go to the beach-each, let's go get a wave.” —Nicki Minaj
36. “These waves are for the big boys.” —Blue Crush (2002)
37. “What time is it? Summertime!” —High School Musical 2 (2007)