The 11 Best Free Ocean Wallpapers

Brighten up your desktop or mobile device

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Stacy Fisher
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Stacy Fisher
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  • Emporia State University
Stacy is a professional technology educator with over 25 years' experience. She has published hundreds of articles, co-authored a book, and has appeared on national and local TV.
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Updated on April 11, 2023

These free ocean wallpapers, featuring sparkling oceans, colorful sunsets, and marine life, will instantly transport you to a place of calm and peace while upgrading the look of your desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet.

Browse through the best free wallpaper sites for even more ocean wallpapers. For some sand with your ocean, try out a beach wallpaper. We keep a list of the best summer wallpapers, too.

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Huge Blue Wave by Desktop Nexus

Up close view of a huge blue wave free ocean wallpaper

A huge blue ocean wave is ready to crash into the shore in this free ocean wallpaper. Select Enlarge Wallpaper or Download Now on the Desktop Nexus site to add this wallpaper to your desktop or device. Desktop Nexus automatically detects the right monitor resolution, but choose the Options button to select a different size.

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Crystal Blue Sea by Desktop Nexus

Free ocean wallpaper featuring distant white sailboats in a light blue ocean under a blue sky with scattered clouds

Far-off sailboats rest in clear, turquoise ocean water in this lovely wallpaper. Use this free ocean wallpaper as a background for your computer or phone. Desktop Nexus detects the right monitor resolution, but choose the Options button to select a different size.

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Beautiful Ocean Sunset by HDWallSource

Free ocean wallpaper featuring pink sunset sky and clouds over the ocean

A setting sun colors clouds pink in this stunning ocean wallpaper. Download this free ocean wallpaper as a 2880x1800 image.

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Turquoise Sea Wave by UHDWallpapers

Free ocean wallpaper featuring a turquoise ocean wave

A white-capped wave is illuminated in stunning turquoise in this lovely free ocean wallpaper. This ocean wallpaper is available for normal, HD, and widescreen desktops as well as a variety of mobile devices.

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Humpback Whale by Wallpaper Safari

Humpback whale rising from ocean in this free ocean wallpaper

A majestic humpback whale takes a leap out of the sea in this free ocean wallpaper. This wallpaper is available for desktop download in 1024x768 resolution.

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Waterfall Beach by Wallup

A small waterfall on a beach at sunset in this free ocean wallpaper

A small waterfall gently flows into the beach in this free ocean wallpaper. Set a custom resolution for download or select preset resolutions such as 2960x1850 or 1920x1080.

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Wide Open Ocean by Wallpaper Safari

Free ocean wallpaper featuring a still ocean and clouds in a blue sky

This simple scene features the ocean and sky meeting on the horizon. Download this free ocean wallpaper in a variety of resolutions for your normal, widescreen, or HD computer monitor.

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Forest, Ocean, and Cliffs by WallHere

Free ocean wallpaper featuring aerial view of blue ocean and cliffs with green trees

A still, deep-blue ocean meets the rocky cliffs of an island in this free ocean wallpaper. Download this as a huge file that you can crop for any screen. It's available as a 4096x2160 image or you can pick from over a dozen other sizes for monitors and mobile devices.

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Ocean Foam & Sunrise by Wallpaperbetter

Free ocean wallpaper featuring a beach view of a sunrise over foamy ocean

Water foams along a rocky beach as the sun rises in the background in this beautiful ocean wallpaper. Download this wallpaper for your desktop, tablet, or mobile in a huge variety of resolutions.

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Clownfish by WallpaperCave

Free ocean wallpaper featuring a clownfish in anenome

A brilliantly colored clownfish rests in an anemone in this free ocean wallpaper. Download this image for your widescreen desktop in 1280x800 resolution.

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School of Fish by Wallpaper Up

Free ocean wallpaper featuring a school of colorful fish swimming

A colorful school of fish swims in this enchanting free ocean wallpaper, which is available in 1920x1080 resolution. If you don't want the original wallpaper, there's a medium and small option, plus an option to choose the width and height you want.

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