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40 Summer Break Instagram Captions To Use All Season Long

Lila Bartolomeo

With summer right around the corner, everyone is looking forward to sunrise photo shoots and beach days with friends — and posting memories of those adventures on social media. It is time to capture the moments that you want to remember while the sun is out and the temperature is high. Summertime is the time to relax and enjoy being in the present — to not take everything so seriously and to spend time outside in the good weather. Beach trips, road trips, tanning, and pool parties are on the horizon for the next three months. While you’re completing your summer bucket list, odds are that you’re curating several photos to pop off with on Instagram (as you should!). 

When it comes to Instagram posts, creating a caption is sometimes the hardest part. There are either way too many options to choose from, or no options at all. That is where this list comes in to help you narrow down your choices! Here is a list of 40 Instagram captions that will capture the pure essence of summer in a few words for your next IG post. These captions will not only tie your posts together, but will make your pieces memorable to you as well as your friends.

That summer feeling
sunrise on beach
Photo by Douglas Bagg from Unsplash

If you are a fan of summer, you can’t resist that feeling of the winter blues melting away.

Tan in progress
Sunrise Date
Just keep swimmin’
Busy Playing Mermaids
Running out of bikinis

As you should.

Only during summer
what a life
Endless summer

Old-school, but a classic.

Made for sunny days
Group of 5 people surrouding campfire, three of the people are holding sticks, one man is in a swimsuit
Photo by Ball Park Brand from Unsplash
Beach Mode
Long time, no sea
so far, so good
what a day
It’s a summer thing
Only smiles here

There should only be smiles during this time of year.

bringin’ on the heat
bikini mode activated
Not your typical summer dump

This isn’t just an average Instagram post.

Summer loading
summer beach umbrella
Photo by Luke Dean-Weymark from Unsplash
Heat advisory
Beachy Keen

Who doesn’t love the beach?

Summa lovin’
Toasted
Heaven and earth
On dnd

You’ll be too busy living your best life this summer.

Vacation mode
Caution: Hot
stay sunny
happy
friends on spring break trip
Photo by Jorn Eriksen from Unsplash

That’s it. That’s the caption.

That summertime feeling
No complaints here

There’s no room for complaints at the beach. 

Seas the day
Shell city
change of scenery
UV index: 10/10

It’s hot out here.

This weather >>
Life is good
Summer has entered the chat
Resting beach face
black women smiling on the beach
Photo by Thought Catalog from Unsplash

A cute play on words.

Lila Bartolomeo is National Lifestyle Writer for Her Campus. She oversees the latest trends and pop culture as well as gives advice on how to land important roles as a college student. Beyond Her Campus, Lila has her own video production and photography company, where she designs and performs content production for diverse public and private events. She has written for Valnet covering traveling tips and must-see destinations. She has interned at the U.S. Department of State, United Legwear, Linking Lives, and Linking Lives Rwanda. Lila is about to embark on her next internship as a documentary intern at Virginia Tech. She is also the co-founder of Let’s Build A Rink Ice Hockey Campaign, where she is working on building an ice rink on campus. She is currently a senior at Virginia Tech, majoring in International Relations with a concentration in Spanish with a double minor in International Business and Marketing. In her free time, Lila plays ice hockey at Virginia Tech and serves as the vice president of her team. Other sports that she enjoys include lifting and surfing. Besides sports, Lila enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends. So far, she has been to 19 countries and hopes to continue to travel more. Her goal is to take a road trip throughout the United States one day.