Finding the mermaid or merman of your dreams can certainly be tough. Until there’s a Tinder for scuba divers, here are a few ocean pickup lines you can use to attract a mate. After all, there are lots of reasons to date a diver:
- It enhances your dives — whether from a deeper trust or creating your own dive signals.
- You’ll share a passion and get to relive favorite underwater memories.
- No more travel tiffs… instead, enjoy your dream scuba vacations together.
We’ve put together cheesy pickup lines, cute pickup lines and, of course, marine life pickup lines. We’ve even thrown in some mermaid puns! We hope they bring you some success, but please note that PADI is not liable for any broken masks, black eyes, or other damage incurred by using these terrible, terrible scuba pickup lines.
Marine Life
- Can I be the clownfish to your anemone?
- If you lived underwater, you’d be an angelfish.
- Are you an octopus? Because you octopi my thoughts.
- Let’s goby somewhere alone.
- Kiss me if I’m wrong, but megalodons still exist, right?
- Somebody call Neptune, he’s missing an angelfish!
- Are you an electric eel? Because you light up the ocean.
- Wanna cuttle?
- Are you a manta ray? Because you’ve swooped right into my heart.
- Is your name Coral? Because I’m reef-stricken by your beauty.
- I’m like a moray eel; I just can’t let go of you.
- Are you a dolphin? Because my heart leaps when I see you.
- Let’s make like a couple of seahorses and stay together forever.
- Are you a lionfish? Because you’re dangerously beautiful.
- Are you a sea turtle? Because you’ve captured my heart with your grace.
- You must be a coral reef, because you bring so much color into my life.
Pickup Lines About Body Parts
- Are your legs tired? You’ve been swimming through my mind all night.
- Your eyes are like the ocean, and I’m lost at sea.
- Yarrr, that’s the finest booty I’ve ever seen.
Safety First
- You’d better stay away from the compressor room. You’re so hot, you’re on fire!
- Would you like to see my special buddy breathing technique?
- I need emergency oxygen, because you just took my breath away.
- Can you navigate on this dive? I keep getting lost in your eyes.
- Excuse me, there’s no smoking on this dive boat. But I’m not smoking. Yes you are….
- You must be a dive reel, because you keep pulling me back in.
Equipment Inspection
- My dive watch is broken, can I have a little of your time?
- I have a dive knife, but what I really need is a spoon.
- You can always count on the divemaster to make sure you’re turned on.
- Care to do an equipment inspection?
- Feel my wetsuit, it’s made of girlfriend/boyfriend material.
- We’re not fins, but we’d make a great pair.
- I’m no underwater photographer, but I can picture us together.
- Are you a dive regulator? Because you take my breath away.
- Are you a scuba tank? Because I can’t dive without you.
- Are you a dive slate? Because I want to write our story together underwater.
Lovesick
- I’m not narced; I’m just intoxicated by your presence.
- I’m either bent or in love. When I see you, I feel tingly.
- Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I swim by again?
- What do Ariel and I have in common? We both want to be part of your world.
Gender-Specific Pickup Lines
- You know what they say about guys with big fins…
- Is your dad named Triton? Because you look like a mermaid.
- You must be Nemo, because I have searched the ocean for you.
Miscelaneous
- Are you a member of the boat crew? You’ve turned my heart into knots.
- Want to join the 10 meter/30 feet club?
- There’s some-fin special about you.
- I thought this was a dive shop, but I must be in a museum because you’re a work of art.
- Do I know you? It’s just that you look like my next dive buddy.
- We’re mer-MAD for each other!
- I wish I could be your PADI card so we could always go diving together.
- Do you have a map? Because I got lost in your eyes on the last dive.
- Are you a dive flag? Because you’ve marked a place in my heart.
- You’re like a perfect dive site – unforgettable and stunningly beautiful.
- Are you a diver? Because my heart is hooked.
- I must be diving in bioluminescent waters, because you light up my world.
- Are you a shipwreck? Because I’m in awe of your history and beauty.
- Do you believe in diving magic? Because when I’m with you, everything is surreal.
- Are you a blue hole? Because I’m completely lost in your depths.
- Are we on a drift dive? Because I’m swept away by you.
- Are you a divemaster? Because you’ve taken control of my heart.
- Is your name Atlantis? Because with you, I’ve found my lost paradise.
- Are we diving in a kelp forest? Because I’m tangled up in you.
- Do you believe in sea myths? Because our connection feels legendary.
The Pickup Line That Might Actually Work Instead:
- Do you need a dive buddy?
Put Your Scuba Pickup Lines Into Action
When you are ready to put your best pickup lines and scuba diving jokes to the test, here are a few places to start:
- Take a course with a PADI Dive Center or Resort.
- Volunteer with an ocean conservation program like Seagrass Grow or Dive Against Debris.
- Book a place on a liveaboard – many offer deals for solo divers!
- Join PADI Dive Club and participate in one of the dive trips.
Or, if you’re already a diving addict but your partner or spouse isn’t crazy about the idea, here are four ways to get them onboard… or overboard, as the case may be. They’ll be rushing to book a romantic scuba getaway before you know it.
