Beach sounds, coastal ambience, waves, and shoreline backgrounds

Beach and shoreline recordings with waves, wind, and gulls. 336 free CC0 sounds.

Most downloaded beach sounds

Top 30
Large Baltic Sea waves crashing onto the shore·autumn, beach
4:58
Waves breaking on the Baltic Sea shore with wide stereo panorama·baltic, beach
26:05
Ocean waves crashing and rolling on the shore·ambience, beach
1:11
Ocean waves recorded on the shore in Hawaii·beach, field-recording
1:33
Ocean surf and breaking waves on a beach·beach, breaking-waves
0:35
Steady ocean waves breaking on a beach·beach, ocean
4:52
Simulated calm ocean breeze ambience from processed water sounds·beach, coast
0:38
Beach waves ambience from a Florida island·ambient, beach
5:54
Peaceful ocean waves for zen and relaxation ambience·ambience, beach
1:36
Ocean waves crashing on concrete rocks at a port·beach, blume
9:51
Relaxing soothing mountain stream with flowing water·beach, birds
4:60
Gentle beach waves lapping on the shore·beach, lapping
2:12
Flock of seagulls squawking and calling at the seaside·beach, bird
0:07
Water waves on a beach field recording·beach, coast
0:21
Close-up beach waves breaking on shore in Florida·beach, breaking-waves
3:02
Close-up of waves breaking and washing onto the beach.·waves, beach
0:36
Detailed recording of waves breaking onto the shoreline.·waves, beach
1:19
Constant splashing of small waves over rocks at a Greek beach, recorded with a stereo microphone.·beach, constant
1:43
Intimate recording of waves rolling onto the shore.·waves, beach
1:04
Soundscape of ocean waves with distant ships and shoreline activity at a beach.·beach, field-recording
0:25
Soundscape combining ocean waves and wind chimes, created with synthesizer.·sea, beach
1:06
Ambient recording of breaking waves along the coast, capturing the surf and tide sounds.·ambient, atlantic
1:09
Waves crashing and foam sounds recorded along the Atlantic coast.·ocean, beach
0:36
Field recording of ocean waves at a beach with distant ships and shoreline activity.·beach, field-recording
1:01
Field recording of ocean waves near a pier, capturing the seaside ambiance with water and surf sounds.·sea, beach
1:01
Waves crashing along the coast of the Black Sea, capturing the shoreline ambiance.·beach, black
0:31
Stereo recording of ocean waves and seaside ambiance.·atmosphere, beach
0:51
Water entering and exiting a small sea cave in Cornwall, England.·atlantic, britain
1:51
Recording of ocean waves and ships near the coast, capturing the seaside environment.·beach, field-recording
0:21
Gentle ocean waves crashing on a beach with distant birdsong and seagull sounds recorded in a seaside environment.·beach, calm
1:55

Best for shoreline ambience, beach videos, coastal meditation, ocean-adjacent scenes, travel backgrounds.

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Get beach sounds from code

Search the full CC0 catalog from your app, game or AI agent with the REST API or the MCP server.

curl
curl -G https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds \
  -H "x-api-key: $LOS_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "tags=beach" \
  --data-urlencode "limit=10"

Questions

What kinds of projects fit beach sounds?
They work well for travel edits, relaxation apps, environmental storytelling, meditation products, and coastal game or film scenes that need beach-focused ambience.
Can I use these sounds commercially?
Yes. Every sound is CC0: free for personal and commercial use, with no attribution required. A credit link to lotsofsounds.com is appreciated but optional.
What format are the files?
Every sound is an MP3 file. Each sound page lists its duration and tags.

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