100+ Beach Instagram Captions That’ll Get All The Likes

Summer is here at long last, and I'm sure you're already fantasizing about a trip to the shore with your friends. Besides being an ideal spot to relax (and catch up on reading!), the beach is the perfect place to take lots of feed-worthy pics. From snaps of your legs in the sand to #OOTDs rocking your favorite swimsuit, beaches were basically made for the 'gram. When you're done smiling for those selfies, you'll need some great beach-themed captions to go with them. From funny puns to song lyrics that perfectly capture the beauty of a sunset, these beach Instagram captions are ... sand-sational. Here are 100+ of the best beach quotes, song lyrics, and captions for your next Instagram post.

Funny Beach Puns

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  • Life is just better in sandals. That's an opinion I'll never flip-flip on.

  • Salty, but not mad.

  • Reading while you sunbathe makes you well red.

  • Sand-up comedy.

  • Race you to the sand? Beach ya to it.

  • Sea la vie.

  • At the beach, every day is sun day.

  • You have to sand it to me, I'm really good at beach puns.

  • My beach puns are shell-arious.

  • Whale, whale. Look what we have here.

  • Call me on my shell phone.

  • Feeling fintastic.

  • Happy as a clam!

  • I can sea clearly now.

  • I'm not salty. This is just my resting beach face.

  • Long time no sea.

  • Shell-ebrate good times, come on!

  • Having a whale of a time.

  • Talk to the sand.

  • Seas the day.

  • Don't worry, beach happy.

  • In need of vitamin sea.

  • Beach, please...

  • Namastay at the beach.

  • Aloha beaches.

  • For shore.

  • Girls just wanna have sun.

  • Tropic like it's hot.

  • Keep palm and carry on.

  • Shell yeah.

Relaxing Beach Captions

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  • Time wasted at the beach is time well spent.

  • A day at the beach restores the soul.

  • Salt water heals everything.

  • I'm getting some beach therapy.

  • The ocean breeze sets my mind at ease.

  • Nothing soothes the soul like a day by the water.

  • Seashells are love letters in the sand.

  • Gone to the beach. Back never.

  • I live for blue skies and hot days.

  • I go where the sunshine is.

  • I'm already in vacation mode.

  • Dear Beach, I miss you every day.

  • The beach is my happy place.

  • Stay salty.

  • Paradise found.

  • Sandy toes, sun-kissed nose.

  • If you're not barefoot, then you're overdressed.

  • If you need me, I'll be at the beach.

  • Ocean air, salty hair.

  • You, me, and the sea.

  • Happy as a clam.

  • I'm sorry for what I said when I wasn't at the beach yet.

  • I love you to the beach and back.

  • Catch you on the next wave.

  • Eat, beach, sleep, repeat.

  • Let your worries drift away.

General Beach Captions

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  • Ah, the beach — where doing absolutely nothing is doing something.

  • Life's a beach, and I'm just playing in the sand.

  • I followed my heart and it led me to the beach.

  • How to get a beach body: Step 1: Have a body. Step 2: Go to the beach.

  • The best memories are made in flip-flops.

  • Sunkissed.

  • Happier than a seagull with a French fry.

  • I'm done adulting. Let's be mermaids!

  • Life takes you down many paths, but the best ones lead to the beach.

  • Sunny days and heatwaves.

  • What happens at the beach stays at the beach.

  • How many days until summer?

  • I want to chase the sun.

  • Every body is a beach body.

  • Pool hair, don't care.

  • I'm a better person when I'm tan.

  • Hot dogs or legs?

  • I need six-month vacations twice a year.

  • Tropical state of mind.

  • Less Mondays, more vacay.

  • The tans will fade, but the memories will last forever.

  • Good times and tan lines.

  • I'm going to change the world, but today, I'll just be a mermaid.

  • High tides and good vibes.

  • Happiness comes in waves.

  • A pineapple a day keeps the worries away.

  • Mermaid kisses and starfish wishes.

  • Dreams are made of sun and sand.

  • If you're not barefoot, then you aren't in the right place.

  • BRB, quitting everything to be a mermaid.

  • I am happy anywhere I can see the ocean.

  • Sandy toes, sun-kissed nose.

  • Summertime PSA: SPF’s your BFF.

Song Lyric Beach Captions

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  • "Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' U.S.A." — The Beach Boys, 'Surfin' U.S.A.'

  • "Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, on a blanket with my baby is where I'll be." — The Drifters, 'Under the Boardwalk'

  • "Beachin', sunshine, blue eyes, tan lines, slow tide." — Jake Owen, 'Beachin''

  • "Dime pa' dónde vamo' después de la playa." — Bad Bunny, 'Después De La Playa"

  • "'Cause I'm just a summer girl. I wear my flip flops, and when I let my hair down, that's when the party starts." — Leighton Meester, 'Summer Girl'

  • "It's a hot girl summer, so you know she got it." — Megan thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign, 'Hot Girl Summer'

  • "Sunshine, blue eyes, tan lines, slow tide rollin.'" — Jake Owen, 'Beachin'

  • "Well, summer slipped us underneath her tongue, our days and nights are perfumed with obsession." — Lorde, 'The Lourve'

  • "It's like a beach blanket and a bottle of wine, it feels something like summertime." — Bon Jovi, 'Summertime'

  • "You and I, we're cool for the summer." — Demi Lovato, 'Cool For The Summer'

  • "Drinking on a beach with you all over me" — Taylor Swift, 'End Game'

  • “That’s when I make the wish, to swim away with the fish / Is it supposed to be this hot all summer long?” — Miley Cyrus, 'Malibu'

  • "Salt air, and the rust on your door / I never needed anything more." — Taylor Swift, 'August'

  • "This beach house ain't always been no paradise." — The Carters, 'LOVEHAPPY'

  • "Baby, you summertime fine." — J. Cole, 'In The Morning'

  • "Tastes like strawberries on a summer evening." — Harry Styles, 'Watermelon Sugar'

  • "I'm on an island, even when you're close." — Dua Lipa, 'We're Good'

  • "Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top / Sun-kissed skin, so hot we'll melt your popsicle." — Katy Perry, 'California Gurls'

  • "Paco Rabanne, A million / Eau de parfum, on your sweater / I'll carry on, summer is done and so are we." — Kim Petras, 'Hillside Boys'

  • "On an island in the sun / We'll be playing and having fun / And it makes me feel so fine / I can't control my brain" — Weezer, 'Island In The Sun'

  • “Life is a beach, I’m just playin’ in the sand.”—Lil Wayne, 'Right Above It'

  • “I’m surrounded by water/ And I’m not going back again”— Zac Brown Band, 'Toes'

  • “You could travel the world/ But nothing comes close/ To the golden coast”—Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dog 'California Gurls'

Beach Quote Captions

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  • "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

  • "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • "The ocean makes me feel really small and it makes me put my whole life into perspective." — Beyoncé

  • "To escape and sit quietly on the beach — that’s my idea of paradise."Emilia Wickstead

  • “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.” — E.E. Cummings

  • “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

  • "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

  • "If there’s heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached to it." Jimmy Buffett

  • "On the beach, you can live in bliss." Dennis Wilson

  • "A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in."Robert Orben

  • “The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination, and brings eternal joy to the soul.” Robert Wyland

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