Ocean sound effects, from a flat calm lapping at a harbour wall to storm surf pounding a coastline. Recorded on seas all over the world, close to the water and further back on the beach. Underwater too, where the ocean hums and rumbles. There's even a prehistoric sea monster, if your ocean has teeth.
Libraries
105
Publishers
64
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $444
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Ocean and river sound effects featuring 121 stereo ambiences of beach waves, harbors, cargo ports, distant ships, shipboard ocean storms, deep underwater textures, forest streams and calm river flow.
Natural English waterscapes, from gentle Cotswold streams to powerful Cornish coastal waves, deliver authentic sound effects through 93 high-quality recordings captured across diverse aquatic environments.
Diverse ocean recordings feature waves crashing against coquina rocks, cave ambience, and isolated sound effects, offering natural perspectives from Florida's Washington Oaks State Park.
Diverse water recordings capture tranquil streams, powerful waterfalls, and ocean waves, delivering authentic sound effects through hydrophone technology and natural ambiance from multiple locations.
Diverse wave sound effects captured at varying distances, featuring powerful North Pacific swells, serene Zaslavskoe Lake's rocky shores, and the historic Volga River's flowing waters.
Meticulously captured sound effects span distant to intimate perspectives of untamed Pacific Northwest coastlines, featuring pristine waves, eagles, and old-growth forests recorded over eighteen years.
Bali wave sound effects recorded on reefs, rock shelves, sand, and inside a sea cave with MKH8050 mid-side, capturing breakers, water laps, sand sizzle, shore birds, and ocean roar across high and low tide.
Underwater scuba diver sound effects featuring first-person recordings of regulator breathing, bubble passes, equipment clangs, muffled vocalizations, and microphone impacts across long and short dive takes.
Costa Rica nature sound effects captured in ambisonic format across four ecosystems, featuring rivers, waterfalls, ocean waves, rainforest, and cloud forest with ambiX, 7.1.2 Atmos, and binaural renders at 96kHz/24-bit.
This mini library features over 150 water sound effects including pouring, bubbling, flowing, and submerging liquids, with all files containing embedded UCS metadata.
This library contains 14 water sound effects from Madeira, including waves, waterfalls, streams, and drips. Files feature extensive Soundminer, BWAV, and iXML metadata.
This collection of 27 underwater sound effects captures submerged textures, including bubbling streams, shifting currents, and deep pressure rumbles, totaling nearly three hours of 96 kHz/24-bit audio.
Ocean ambience lives or dies on the wave pattern. A real sea doesn't loop neatly, so long recordings with natural variation are worth having, especially under dialogue. Gentle lapping suits a calm morning. Heavy Surf brings drama and fills a wide shot. The recordings here cover both from coasts and harbours around the world, and some are edited to loop cleanly for games. Distance changes everything. Right at the water's edge you hear every Wave break and drag, while from a cliff it all blurs into a soft roar. Underwater recordings take you below the surface for diving scenes. Nature bundles add the birds and wind that make a coast feel complete.
