65 Beach Quotes And Captions That Feel Like A Vacation

From the dunes of the Carolinas to the emerald waters of the Florida Panhandle to Alabama's sparkling white sand, the South's best beaches are ideal for vacationing year-round. The happiness that comes with putting your feet in the sand or watching a breathtaking sunset over the ocean are moments that never get old. This collection of quotes and inspiring messages are perfect for days at the beach.

01 of 07

Beach Quotes For The Poet In You

Beach Quote T.S. Eliot — Southern Living

"At the beach - time you enjoyed wasting, is not wasted." -T. S. Eliot
"My life is like a stroll upon the beach, as near the ocean's edge as I can go." -Henry David Thoreau
"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It's always our self we find in the sea." -E.E. Cummings
"Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think." -Robert Henri
"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone." – Unknown
"Meet me where the sky touches the sea." -Jennifer Donnelly
"After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world." - Pam Shaw
" She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar." - Janet Fitch
“She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.” - Holly Black

02 of 07

Beach Quotes About The Joy Of The Sea

"The waves of the sea help me get back to me." - Jill Davis
"There's no place like home. Except for the beach." -Unknown
"If there's heaven for me, I'm sure it has a beach attached to it." - Jimmy Buffett
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." -Jacques Yves Cousteau
"The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul." – Robert Wyland
"Dance with the waves, move with the sea. Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free." -Christy Ann Martine
"Every day should be a beach day." – Unknown
"On the beach, you can live in happiness." -Dennis Wilson

03 of 07

Beach Quotes To Show Your Love For The Beach

"After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world." -Pam Shaw
"The sea lives in every one of us." -Wyland
"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
"I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought." -Helen Keller
"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 Gingras
"Some beach somewhere, there's a big umbrella casting shade over an empty chair. Palm trees are growing, warm breezes blowing. I picture myself there, some beach somewhere." -Blake Shelton, Some Beach
“Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I’m talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.” - Haruki Murakami
“I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought." – Helen Keller
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” – Mahatma Gandhi
"As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love.” – Unknown

04 of 07

Beach Quotes On Why The Beach Is A Necessity

Beach Quote Jeanne Moreau — Southern Living

"To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude." –Jeanne Moreau
"My sense of direction leads me one way: to the beach." -Unknown
"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
"Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach." – Michelle Held
“A day at the beach is never lost time. When the warm grains of sand touch our hearts, we know we’re in the right place. - Unknown
"We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.“ - Aristotle Onassis
“The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.“ - Jacques Cousteau
"I like anywhere with a beach. A beach and warm weather is all I really need." – Rob Gronkowski

05 of 07

Beach Quotes On Embracing The Beach Life

Ocean Quote Crystal Woods — Southern Living

"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
"We dream in colors borrowed from the sea." -Unknown
"Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think." -Robert Henri
"You can find me where the music meets the ocean." -Zac Brown Band, Jump Right In
"The beach is not a place to work; to read, write or to think." -Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.” - Le Testament d'Orphée
“Your heart is like the ocean, mysterious and dark.” - Bob Dylan

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