Ocean sound effects

Free CC0 ocean sound effects for games, apps, videos, and podcasts. 415 sounds.

Most downloaded ocean 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
Seagulls calling near the ocean shore·background, bird
1:10
Gentle ocean waves washing ashore peacefully·calm, nature
4:04
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
Underwater whale songs and ocean ambience captured while diving.·ambiance, ambience
1:00
Deep ocean-like underwater ambiance with muffled water and wave sounds, created with slowed-down drink can noises and filtered water effects.·ambiance, ambience
0:47
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

Lots of Sounds API

Get ocean 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=ocean" \
  --data-urlencode "limit=10"

Questions

What are ocean sounds used for?
Ocean sounds are commonly used in apps, games, videos, podcasts, and interactive media projects.
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.
How do I download a sound?
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