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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• "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

• "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