Nature

Ocean Waves

Pink-leaning noise shaped into a ten-second wave cycle with a faster shimmer

Preview plays right here. The generator adds a sleep timer, full controls, and WAV export.

About This Sound

Ocean Waves is the sound of surf on a shingle beach: a rush that builds, holds for a moment, then draws back into a long fade before the next wave arrives. A faster ripple sits on top of the main cycle, which gives the impression of smaller waves breaking within larger ones.

The color is 3.2, a little warmer than pink. An envelope loop rises over 3 seconds, drops slightly to a 70 percent sustain, holds for 3 seconds and releases over 4, so each wave lasts about ten and a half seconds. On top of that a sine pulse at 0.18 Hz adds a lighter swell every five or six seconds.

It is the most-used nature preset for both sleep and relaxation. Waves Loop in the textured category uses the same envelope at a darker 3.8 without the extra pulse, and Seaside Cave is a slower, boomier twelve-second version with grey EQ. If you fall asleep to it, the wave count is roughly six per minute.

Best Used For

Try this: Lengthen the release to 6 seconds for lazier waves, or shorten the attack to 1.5 for a crashing shore break.

Technical Details

Noise Color
Pink (3.20 on the 0–4 scale)
Envelope
3s in, hold 3s, 4s out (10.5s cycle)
Modulation
0.18 Hz sine (one cycle every 5.6 s)