Ocean Waves Sound Effects
35 free ocean waves sound effects for beach backgrounds and relaxing scenes · last 8.6–18.3 s · WAV & MP3 · CC0 · no signup
35 ocean wave sound effects, each several seconds of sea: crashing waves, waves on a pebbly shore, gentle lapping, rolling surf and distant waves. Use them under a beach, a harbour, a cliff top or a calm sleep app.
Quick picks: Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves 11 (11 s, reviewed) · Pebbly Shore Ocean Waves 31 (8.6 s, the shortest, reviewed) · Rolling Surf Ocean Waves 54 (18.3 s, the longest, reviewed)
All 35
- Pebbly Shore Ocean Waves 31Reviewed WAVbalanced · 8.6 s8.6 s
- Crashing Ocean Waves 02Reviewed WAVbalanced · 10 s10 s
- Distant Ocean Waves 03Reviewed WAVbalanced · 10 s10 s
- Pebbly Shore Ocean Waves 20Reviewed WAVbright · 10 s10 s
- Crashing Ocean Waves 35Reviewed WAVAmbience · 10 s10 s
- Crashing Ocean Waves 40Reviewed WAVAmbience · 10 s10 s
- Distant Ocean Waves 48Reviewed WAVAmbience · 10 s10 s
- Rolling Surf Ocean Waves 07Reviewed WAVbalanced · 11 s11 s
- Rolling Surf Ocean Waves 08Reviewed WAVbalanced · 11 s11 s
- Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves 11Reviewed WAVbalanced · 11 s11 s
- Pebbly Shore Ocean Waves 13Reviewed WAVbalanced · 11 s11 s
- Distant Ocean Waves 24Reviewed WAVdark · 11 s11 s
- Distant Ocean Waves 27Reviewed WAVdark · 11 s11 s
- Distant Ocean Waves 36Reviewed WAVAmbience · 11 s11 s
- Distant Ocean Waves 37Reviewed WAVAmbience · 11 s11 s
- Crashing Ocean Waves 38Reviewed WAVAmbience · 11 s11 s
- Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves 41Reviewed WAVAmbience · 11 s11 s
- Pebbly Shore Ocean Waves 43Reviewed WAVAmbience · 11 s11 s
- Rolling Surf Ocean Waves 44Reviewed WAVAmbience · 11 s11 s
- Pebbly Shore Ocean Waves 45Reviewed WAVAmbience · 11 s11 s
- Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves 49Reviewed WAVAmbience · 11 s11 s
- Rolling Surf Ocean Waves 01Reviewed WAVbalanced · 12 s12 s
- Crashing Ocean Waves 04Reviewed WAVbalanced · 12 s12 s
- Pebbly Shore Ocean Waves 06Reviewed WAVbalanced · 12 s12 s
- Crashing Ocean Waves 15Reviewed WAVbalanced · 12 s12 s
- Crashing Ocean Waves 34Reviewed WAVAmbience · 12 s12 s
- Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves 39Reviewed WAVAmbience · 12 s12 s
- Rolling Surf Ocean Waves 42Reviewed WAVAmbience · 12 s12 s
- Rolling Surf Ocean Waves 46Reviewed WAVAmbience · 12 s12 s
- Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves 47Reviewed WAVAmbience · 12 s12 s
- Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves 50Reviewed WAVAmbience · 12 s12 s
- Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves 51Reviewed WAVAmbience · 13.3 s13.3 s
- Pebbly Shore Ocean Waves 52Reviewed WAVAmbience · 13.7 s13.7 s
- Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves 53Reviewed WAVPrepared loop · 17.3 s17.3 s
- Rolling Surf Ocean Waves 54Reviewed WAVPrepared loop · 18.3 s18.3 s
Related sound effects
Common uses: beach backgrounds, relaxing scenes.
Which ocean waves variation to use
Gentle Lapping files suit a calm beach or a sleep app, and Crashing files a stormy coast or a cliff. Pebbly Shore files suit a stony beach, Rolling Surf files a sandy one and Distant files the sea heard from inland. Pebbly Shore Ocean Waves 31 is the shortest, at 8.6 s.
Need a comparison method? Try the playable examples and selection checklist.
Common questions about ocean waves
Can I loop the ocean waves?
Yes: the files marked Prepared loop repeat without a seam. Loop the WAV; an MP3 adds a short gap where it starts over. The other files are single takes: for a long background, crossfade two files of the same kind.
Is there a sound of waves crashing on a beach?
Yes: the Crashing Ocean Waves files.
Is there a calm sea for sleep or relaxation?
Yes: the Gentle Lapping Ocean Waves files.
In code: GET https://sfxmint.com/api/v1/roles/ocean returns a default ocean waves file with alternates, and the MCP tool get_role_sound does the same for coding assistants. No key needed.
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