Looking for beach themed gift ideas? Here are the best gifts for beach and ocean lovers – from unique beach gifts to beach essentials.
Best Gifts For Beach Lovers
Looking for gifts for a beach lover? Even if your favorite beach bum has all the beach essentials, you will find both practical unique gifts that they will love. These are great gifts for beach and ocean lovers for their birthday, Christmas or any other occasion.
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Best Beach Lover Gifts
1. Waterproof Phone Case
This waterproof phone case is a must for keeping their smartphones dry when hanging out in the water.
2. Sand Resistant Beach Towel
Upgrade their beach towel. I love my Tesalate beach towel which comes in a variety of cute prints. Tesalate towels are sand resistant, quick drying, and lightweight and come with a small pouch making it easy to carry.
3. Beach Subscription Box
If you are not sure what to get, consider a monthly beach subscription box. The Life’s A Wave BEACH Box is filled with hand picked beach & ocean inspired items perfect for any beach or ocean lover. Each month they support an ocean minded non-profit and they also ship internationally. Click here to see prices and read more.
Shore Thing Subscription Box is a bi-monthly subscription box filled with hand picked beach & ocean inspired items perfect for any beach or ocean lover. Filled with upscale, quality items featuring: home decor, beauty products, apparel, accessories, lifestyle items and more as well as an extra surprise gift that will be wrapped with bow. Click here to learn more.
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4. SAFEGO Portable Indoor/Outdoor Lock Box Safe with Key and Combination Access
Help them keep their belongings safe at the beach with this SAFEGO Portable Lock Box Safe. Beachgoers can put their ID, phone and cash in this tiny safe that can be attached to a beach chair or umbrella. They can go in the water without worrying about their belongings being stolen.
5. Beach Hat
A cute beach hat is a must at the beach. This trucker hat for women is not only cute but also has one of my favorite beach quotes. For better sun protection, look for a wide brim hat with SPF protection like this cute and stylish floppy hat. Coolibar has various hats with have excellent sun protection for both men and women.
Check out more beach hat options for women here.
Check out more beach hat options for men here.
6. Travel Wine Tumbler
This travel wine tumbler is a cute gift for someone that likes to drink at the beach.
7. Solar Portable Charger
A solar portable charger is a practical gift for someone that uses their phone a lot at the beach.
8. Beach Themed Picture Frame
Looking for a cute but affordable beach themed gift for their home? They will love this picture frame with beach quote.
See more beach theme frames here.
9. Large Beach Blanket
If the beach lover on your gift list goes to the beach with friends or family, they could use a large beach mat or blanket. This waterproof and sandproof beach blanket is big enough for 4 to 7 adults but it is lightweight and comes with tiny bag making it easy to carry.
10. Waterproof Kindle
A waterproof kindle is a great gift for a beach lover that loves to read books at the beach. This waterproof kindle is thin and light with a glare-free display so they can read even in bright sunlight. If you need book suggestions, check out my list of the best travel books.
11. Waterproof Action Camera
If they enjoy taking photos and videos while snorkeling or doing other underwater activities they can use a waterproof action camera like the GoPro HERO12 Black. Some useful GoPro accessories to floating hand grip and floating dome port to capture footage while your GoPro is floating in the water.
If a GoPro is beyond your budget, this underwater action camera is much more affordable and gets great reviews.
12. Decorative Throw Pillow Covers
Looking for a unique housewarming gift for a beach lover? They will love an ocean themed throw pillow cover.
13. Beach Themed Wall Art
This All I Need is Vitamin Sea – Canvas Wall Art is a great beach themed home decor gift.
14. Travel Experience Gift Card
If the beach lover in your life has a trip planned, consider purchasing a snorkeling excursion on GetYourGuide at their destination. If they travel a lot, they will love a GetYourGuide gift card which can be used for snorkelling, diving, boat tours and other travel experiences around the world.
Christmas Gifts for Beach Lovers
15. Beach Themed Ornament
If the beach lover in your life has a trip planned, consider purchasing a snorkeling excursion on GetYourGuide at their destination. If they travel a lot, they will love a beach themed Christmas ornament like this beach style starfish couple or this Santa at the beach.
16. Beached Themed Stocking Stuffers
Looking for stocking fillers for a beach lover this Christmas? Get them a cute affordable beach gift like this this beach themed keychain or beach luggage tags.
Some small and essential gifts for beach lovers to put in their stocking include: reef safe sunscreen, lip balm with UV protection and hair spray with UV protection to protect their skin and hair from the sun and sand.
Are any of these beach lover gifts on your wish list for the holidays this year?
Liked this gift list? Check out my other gift idea lists:
- Practical and Useful Travel Gifts That Every Traveler Needs
- Best Eco Friendly Travel Gifts
- Best Gifts for Road Trippers