Bay Name Generator
Realistic and fantasy names for bays, gulfs and sounds
Generate bay names that read like they belong on a nautical chart: descriptive English bays, Spanish bahías, French baies, Gaelic camas and Norse víks, plus evocative fantasy bays for maps, novels and games.
About bay names
Real bays are named by the people who had to sail into them, so most names answer a practical question: what shape is it, what lives there, who found it, and is it safe? Shape and size give Half Moon Bay, Broad Bay, Hook Bay and Bottle Bay. Wildlife and catch give Oyster Bay, Herring Bay, Seal Bay and Pelican Bay. Explorers named bays after their ships (Resolution Bay), patrons (Admiralty Bay) and moods (Poverty Bay, Bay of Sorrows). Hazards supply the darker names: Deadman's Bay, Wreckers Bay, Smugglers Bay, Bay of Storms.
The form-word changes with the coast. English charts use Bay, Bight, Sound and Gulf; Spanish and Portuguese coasts use Bahía and Baía; French and Creole islands use Baie; Italy uses Baia and Golfo; Scottish Gaelic uses Camas and Bàgh, Irish uses Bá, Welsh uses Porth; Iceland and Norway use -vík, -bukta and -vågen; Germany uses Bucht, Shetland Voe, Indonesia Teluk; Japan adds Bay to a place name (Sagami, Suruga, Toyama). Hawaiian bays keep the older Polynesian name (Hanauma, Hanalei).
For fiction, decide who named the bay and borrow that vocabulary. A bay charted by a Dutch pilot, a bay named by Gaelic fishermen and the Bay of Lost Ships of local legend will sound different, and that variety makes a fictional coastline feel mapped rather than invented.
How to choose bay names
- Match the form-word to scale: Cove for something you could swim across, Bay for a curve of coast a town sits on, Gulf or Sound for a body of water that takes a day to cross.
- Concrete beats abstract. Herring Bay, Shingle Bay and Lighthouse Bay age better on a map than Serenity Bay or Harmony Bay, which sound like resorts rather than places.
- Use the 'Bay of X' construction sparingly; it reads grand and slightly archaic (Bay of Biscay, Bay of Whales), so save it for large or legendary bays and use 'X Bay' for everyday ones.
- If your setting is in or inspired by a real region, use that region's word: Bahía for Spanish coasts, Baie for French, Camas for the Hebrides, -vík for Iceland and Norway.
- Give important bays a chart name and a local name (Resolution Bay on the map, 'the Big Water' to fishermen); that doubling is cheap worldbuilding and sounds true.
Frequently asked questions
How are bays usually named in the real world?
Most come from shape (Half Moon Bay, Broad Bay), from animals or fish found there (Oyster Bay, Seal Bay), from the ship, sponsor or saint an explorer chose (Resolution Bay, Kings Bay, St. Brendan's Bay), or from an older local-language name such as Hawaiian Hanauma or Gaelic Camas Mòr. A smaller group records events and hazards: Deliverance Bay, Wreck Bay, Deadman's Bay.
What is the difference between a bay, a gulf, a bight and a sound?
A bay is a broad curve of coast open to the sea; a gulf is usually larger and more enclosed; a bight is a wide, shallow bend in the coastline; a sound is a long inlet or a channel between the mainland and an island. In practice the labels were applied by whoever charted the coast first, so there is plenty of overlap.
Can I use these bay names in a novel, game or real map?
Yes. Geographic names are not copyrighted, so both the real-style and invented names here can be used freely in fiction, tabletop maps and video games. If you are naming a real development, resort or product, check trademarks first, since a few names are strongly tied to existing places.
How do I make a fantasy bay name sound believable?
Build it the way real names are built: one concrete noun or quality plus a form-word (Blackwater Bay, Driftwood Bay, Bay of Lanterns). Avoid stacking adjectives, keep it to two or three words, and let a few names carry a story, such as Drowned Bell Bay or Broken Anchor Bay, while the majority stay plain.
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All 1,000 bay names
A: 28 names
- Aarhus Bugt
- Abalone Bay
- Abbey Bay
- Achmelvich Bay
- Aðalvík
- Admiralty Bay
- Adventure Bay
- Agate Bay
- Albatross Bay
- Albemarle Sound
- Alder Cove
- Algoa Bay
- All Saints Bay
- Amber Bay
- Amundsen Gulf
- Anchor Bay
- Anchorage Bay
- Anemone Bay
- Anse d'Arlet
- Anse de Bertheaume
- Anse de Dinan
- Anse Vata
- Antalya Körfezi
- Anvil Bay
- Ao Nang Bay
- Apalachicola Bay
- Ariake Bay
- Ashfall Bay
B: 259 names
- Bá an Daingin
- Bá Bheanntraí
- Bá Dhún na nGall
- Bá Ghaoth Dobhair
- Bá na gCaorach
- Bá na Scealg
- Bá Thrá Lí
- Badia d'Alcúdia
- Badia de Cadaqués
- Badia de Palma
- Badia de Pollença
- Badia de Portmany
- Badia de Roses
- Badia del Fangar
- Badia dels Alfacs
- Bae Caerdydd
- Bae Cemaes
- Bae Cinmel
- Bae Colwyn
- Bae Malltraeth
- Bae Trearddur
- Baffin Bay
- Bàgh a Tuath
- Bàgh a' Bhaile
- Bàgh a' Chaisteil
- Bàgh Beag
- Bàgh Bhatarsaigh
- Bàgh Dubh
- Bàgh Mòr
- Bàgh na h-Iolaire
- Bàgh nam Faoileag
- Bàgh nan Ròn
- Bàgh Siar
- Bahía Ballena
- Bahía Blanca
- Bahía Concepción
- Bahía Culebra
- Bahía de Acapulco
- Bahía de Algeciras
- Bahía de Banderas
- Bahía de Cádiz
- Bahía de Caráquez
- Bahía de Chetumal
- Bahía de Cochinos
- Bahía de La Concha
- Bahía de la Paz
- Bahía de las Ánimas
- Bahía de las Flores
- Bahía de los Ángeles
- Bahía de los Lobos
- Bahía de los Sueños
B, continued
- Bahía de Nipe
- Bahía de Paracas
- Bahía de Samaná
- Bahía de Santander
- Bahía de Zihuatanejo
- Bahía del Naufragio
- Bahía del Silencio
- Bahía del Trueno
- Bahía Drake
- Bahía Escondida
- Bahía Honda
- Bahía Inglesa
- Bahía Inútil
- Bahía Kino
- Bahía Lapataia
- Bahía Magdalena
- Bahía Negra
- Bahía San Sebastián
- Bahía Solano
- Bahía Tortugas
- Bai Tu Long Bay
- Baía da Ilha Grande
- Baía da Traição
- Baía das Gatas
- Baía das Tartarugas
- Baía de Camamu
- Baía de Cascais
- Baía de Castelhanos
- Baía de Guanabara
- Baía de Luanda
- Baía de Maputo
- Baía de Marajó
- Baía de Paranaguá
- Baía de Pemba
- Baía de São Marcos
- Baía de Sepetiba
- Baía de Setúbal
- Baía de Todos os Santos
- Baia degli Infreschi
- Baia dei Saraceni
- Baia dei Turchi
- Baia del Silenzio
- Baia delle Favole
- Baia delle Sirene
- Baia delle Tempeste
- Baia delle Zagare
- Baia di Chia
- Baia di Guidaloca
- Baia di Ieranto
- Baia di Paraggi
- Baia di Porto Conte
- Baia di Portonovo
B, continued
- Baia di Sorgeto
- Baia di Trentaremi
- Baia di Vignanotica
- Baía do Sancho
- Baía do Sueste
- Baía dos Golfinhos
- Baía dos Náufragos
- Baía dos Porcos
- Baía dos Tigres
- Baía Formosa
- Baia Sardinia
- Baie aux Huîtres
- Baie aux Tortues
- Baie d'Antongil
- Baie d'Audierne
- Baie d'Authie
- Baie d'Opunohu
- Baie de Bourgneuf
- Baie de Cancale
- Baie de Concarneau
- Baie de Douarnenez
- Baie de Fort-de-France
- Baie de Gaspé
- Baie de l'Aiguillon
- Baie de l'Orphelinat
- Baie de Lannion
- Baie de Morlaix
- Baie de Prony
- Baie de Quiberon
- Baie de Saint-Brieuc
- Baie de Seine
- Baie de Somme
- Baie de Wissant
- Baie des Anges
- Baie des Brumes
- Baie des Chaleurs
- Baie des Citrons
- Baie des Ha! Ha!
- Baie des Naufragés
- Baie des Saintes
- Baie des Trépassés
- Baie des Veys
- Baie des Vierges
- Baie du Lévrier
- Baie du Mont
- Baie du Tombeau
- Baie Lazare
- Baie Orientale
- Baie Sainte-Marie
- Baie Ternay
- Baie Verte
- Bakkaflói
B, continued
- Balefire Bay
- Balnakeil Bay
- Banshee Inlet
- Bantry Bay
- Barnacle Bay
- Barracuda Bay
- Bathurst Inlet
- Battery Bay
- Bay of Amber
- Bay of Anchors
- Bay of Angels
- Bay of Bengal
- Bay of Biscay
- Bay of Black Sand
- Bay of Bones
- Bay of Echoes
- Bay of Embers
- Bay of Exploits
- Bay of Fires
- Bay of Fundy
- Bay of Ghosts
- Bay of Glass
- Bay of Gulls
- Bay of Islands
- Bay of Isles
- Bay of Kings
- Bay of Kotor
- Bay of Lanterns
- Bay of Lost Ships
- Bay of Martyrs
- Bay of Mercy
- Bay of Mists
- Bay of Naples
- Bay of Nine Rivers
- Bay of Plenty
- Bay of Quiet Waters
- Bay of Sails
- Bay of Salt
- Bay of Seven Winds
- Bay of Shadows
- Bay of Sighs
- Bay of Silence
- Bay of Skulls
- Bay of Sorrows
- Bay of Stars
- Bay of Storms
- Bay of Ten Thousand Smokes
- Bay of the Broken Oar
- Bay of the Drowned
- Bay of the Moon
- Bay of the Red Cliffs
- Bay of the Sleeping Giant
B, continued
- Bay of the White Whale
- Bay of Whales
- Bay of Wrecks
- Beacon Bay
- Bear Bay
- Beauly Firth
- Becalmed Sound
- Bernsteinbucht
- Bettysbaai
- Bight of Abaco
- Bight of Bangkok
- Bight of Benin
- Bight of Bonny
- Bight of Small Mercies
- Birch Inlet
- Biscayne Bay
- Bjørvika
- Blackrock Bay
- Blacksod Bay
- Blackwater Bay
- Bladderwrack Cove
- Bluewater Bay
- Boatmans Bay
- Bodega Bay
- Bolungarvík
- Bonefish Bay
- Bosun's Bight
- Botany Bay
- Bottle Bay
- Boulder Bay
- Bounty Bay
- Brandon Bay
- Bråviken
- Breaker Bay
- Breiðavík
- Bridgwater Bay
- Brigantine Sound
- Brighthaven Bay
- Bristol Bay
- Brittas Bay
- Broad Bay
- Broken Anchor Bay
- Brúnavík
- Brunnsviken
- Buccaneer Bay
- Burra Firth
- Burra Voe
- Burrard Inlet
- Busta Voe
- Bute Inlet
- Buzzards Bay
- Byron Bay
C: 69 names
- Cadgwith Cove
- Caldera Bay
- Camas an Lighe
- Camas Bàn
- Camas Beag
- Camas Cuil an t-Saimh
- Camas Daraich
- Camas Dubh
- Camas Eilean
- Camas Fhionnairigh
- Camas Geal
- Camas Malag
- Camas Mòr
- Camas na Cille
- Camas nan Geall
- Camas Sgiotaig
- Camas Torsa
- Camas Tuath
- Camas Uig
- Canterbury Bight
- Cape Cod Bay
- Capstan Cove
- Captains Bay
- Cardigan Bay
- Carmarthen Bay
- Casco Bay
- Castaway Bay
- Castle Bay
- Cat Firth
- Cathedral Cove
- Cauldron Bight
- Caution Inlet
- Cedar Inlet
- Chapel Bay
C, continued
- Chesapeake Bay
- Chesterfield Inlet
- Christmas Bay
- Church Bay
- Cinder Bay
- Clam Bay
- Clayoquot Sound
- Clearwater Bay
- Clew Bay
- Cloudy Bay
- Cockle Bay
- Coldwater Bay
- Colesbukta
- Conception Bay
- Conch Bay
- Cook Inlet
- Copper Bay
- Coral Bay
- Cormorant Bay
- Corsair's Bay
- Crab Bay
- Craigmoor Bay
- Crater Bay
- Crescent Bay
- Cromarty Firth
- Crooked Bay
- Crowfeather Bay
- Cuan an Fhir Mhóir
- Cuan Chasla
- Cuan Mór
- Cuan na Lachan
- Curlew Bay
- Cutter Cove
- Cuttlefish Bay
- Cypress Bay
D: 29 names
- Dales Voe
- Danziger Bucht
- Dawnwater Bay
- Deadman's Bay
- Deception Inlet
- Deep Bay
- Delaware Bay
- Deliverance Bay
- Desolation Sound
- Dingle Bay
- Discovery Bay
- Disko Bay
- Dismal Bight
- Djúpavík
- Dolphin Bay
- Donegal Bay
- Dornoch Firth
- Doubtful Sound
- Doubtless Bay
- Dragon Bay
- Driftwood Bay
- Drowned Bell Bay
- Drowned King Sound
- Dublin Bay
- Dundalk Bay
- Dunemere Bay
- Dunnet Bay
- Duskhaven Bay
- Dusky Sound
E: 21 names
- Eagle Bay
- Ebeltoft Vig
- Eckernförder Bucht
- Edremit Körfezi
- Eelgrass Bight
- Egret Cove
- Eider Sound
- Elbow Bay
- Emerald Bay
- Encounter Bay
- Endeavour Bay
- Engelskbukta
- Enseada das Estrelas
- Enseada de Botafogo
- Ensenada de Barragán
- Ensenada de los Muertos
- Ensenada de Utría
- Ervika
- Evenstar Bay
- Eventide Bay
- Exmouth Gulf
F: 26 names
- Fairhaven Bay
- Falcon Bay
- False Bay
- Farewell Sound
- Fathomless Bay
- Faxaflói
- Faxe Bugt
- Ferrymans Bay
- Fethiye Körfezi
- Filey Bay
- Firth of Thames
- Fishermans Bay
- Fishers Bay
- Fishhook Bight
- Flint Bay
- Flounder Bight
- Foggy Bay
- Forgotten Bay
- Fortune Bay
- Foxfire Cove
- Frenchman Bay
- Freshwater Bay
- Frigate Bay
- Frobisher Bay
- Frostwater Bay
- Fulmar Sound
G: 91 names
- Gallows Bay
- Galveston Bay
- Galway Bay
- Gannet Bay
- Gansbaai
- Gävlebukten
- Geographe Bay
- Georgian Bay
- German Bight
- Ghostlight Sound
- Glacier Arm Bay
- Glacier Bay
- Gloaming Bight
- Gökova Körfezi
- Golden Bay
- Golfo Aranci
- Golfo Corcovado
- Golfo de Ancud
- Golfo de Batabanó
- Golfo de Cádiz
- Golfo de California
- Golfo de Chiriquí
- Golfo de Fonseca
- Golfo de Guayaquil
- Golfo de los Mosquitos
- Golfo de Nicoya
- Golfo de Papagayo
- Golfo de Paria
- Golfo de Penas
- Golfo de Tehuantepec
- Golfo de Urabá
- Golfo dei Poeti
- Golfo del Tigullio
- Golfo dell'Asinara
- Golfo delle Lacrime
- Golfo di Gaeta
- Golfo di Manfredonia
- Golfo di Orosei
- Golfo di Policastro
- Golfo di Salerno
- Golfo di Taranto
- Golfo Dulce
- Golfo Nuevo
- Golfo Paradiso
- Golfo San Jorge
G, continued
- Golfo San Matías
- Golfo Triste
- Gordonsbaai
- Granite Bay
- Great Australian Bight
- Great Oyster Bay
- Grebe Inlet
- Green Bay
- Greymouth Bay
- Grindavík
- Guillemot Cove
- Gulf of Aden
- Gulf of Alaska
- Gulf of Aqaba
- Gulf of Bothnia
- Gulf of Carpentaria
- Gulf of Cinders
- Gulf of Comets
- Gulf of Corinth
- Gulf of Finland
- Gulf of Guinea
- Gulf of Long Farewells
- Gulf of Maine
- Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf of Old Tides
- Gulf of Oman
- Gulf of Papua
- Gulf of Riga
- Gulf of Rime
- Gulf of Sidra
- Gulf of Squalls
- Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Gulf of Suez
- Gulf of Sunken Crowns
- Gulf of Thailand
- Gulf of the Leviathan's Rest
- Gulf of the Lodestar
- Gulf of the Sleeping Queen
- Gulf of Thorns
- Gulf of Tonkin
- Gulf of Trade Winds
- Gulf of Two Moons
- Gulf of Vespers
- Gull Bay
- Gull's Rest Bay
- Gunnister Voe
H: 52 names
- Ha Long Bay
- Hag's Tooth Cove
- Haldarsvík
- Half Moon Bay
- Halfway Bight
- Halibut Sound
- Halikonlahti
- Hamilton Inlet
- Hamna Voe
- Hanalei Bay
- Hanauma Bay
- Hangman's Bay
- Hangzhou Bay
- Hanöbukten
- Harrow Bay
- Harvest Bay
- Hauraki Gulf
- Hawke's Bay
- Hawser Bay
- Heather Bay
- Heligoland Bight
- Héraðsflói
- Hermit Bay
- Heron Bay
- Heron's Rest Bay
- Herring Bay
- Hervey Bay
- Hidden Bay
- Hilo Bay
- Hiroshima Bay
- Hoarfrost Sound
- Hoddevika
- Hohwachter Bucht
- Hollow Tooth Inlet
- Hollowell Bay
- Hólmavík
- Honolua Bay
- Hook Bay
- Hope Bay
- Hornvík
- Horseshoe Bay
- Hout Bay
- Howe Sound
- Hudson Bay
- Humboldt Bay
- Humpback Sound
- Húnaflói
- Hurricane Bay
- Húsavík
- Hvalbukta
- Hvalvík
- Hvítavík
I: 10 names
- Iceberg Bay
- Icefloe Bay
- Ironclad Bay
- Ísafjarðardjúp Bay
- Isbukta
- Ise Bay
- Ishikari Bay
- İskenderun Körfezi
- İzmir Körfezi
- İzmit Körfezi
J: 6 names
- Jadebusen
- James Bay
- Jammerbugten
- Jeffreysbaai
- Jervis Bay
- Juniper Cove
K: 29 names
- Kachemak Bay
- Kagoshima Bay
- Kalkbaai
- Kalø Vig
- Kampsbaai
- Kaneohe Bay
- Karamea Bight
- Kealakekua Bay
- Kedge Cove
- Keel Cove
- Keflavík
- Kelp Bay
- Kelpie Bay
- Kestrel Bay
- Kettle Bay
- Keyhole Bay
- Kieler Bucht
- Killala Bay
- Kimmeridge Bay
- King George Sound
- Kingfisher Bay
- Kings Bay
- Knight Inlet
- Køge Bugt
- Kongsbukta
- Kotzebue Sound
- Kraken Bay
- Kvalvågen
- Kynance Cove
L: 37 names
- La Jolla Cove
- Laajalahti
- Laholmsbukten
- Laig Bay
- Lambertsbaai
- Lamorna Cove
- Lamprey Inlet
- Lancaster Sound
- Landfall Sound
- Lang Co Bay
- Lantern Bay
- Lanternfish Bay
- Lantic Bay
- Lark Bay
- Last Light Bay
- Látravík
- Leeward Bight
- Leviathan Bay
- Leybucht
- Lighthouse Bay
- Limpet Cove
- Lituya Bay
- Lobster Bay
- Lodestar Bay
- Lonely Bay
- Long Bay
- Long Hope
- Long Island Sound
- Longboat Bight
- Lookout Bay
- Loon Inlet
- Lübecker Bucht
- Luce Bay
- Lucky Cove
- Lüderitzbucht
- Lulworth Cove
- Lyme Bay
M: 45 names
- Mackerel Bay
- Maelstrom Gulf
- Måkebukta
- Mangrove Bay
- Manila Bay
- Marlin Sound
- Marram Bight
- Massachusetts Bay
- Matagorda Bay
- Matavai Bay
- Matsushima Bay
- Maya Bay
- McMurdo Sound
- Mecklenburger Bucht
- Merchants Bay
- Mercury Bay
- Mermaid Bay
- Merrow Bay
- Mid Yell Voe
- Midnight Bay
- Milford Sound
- Minke Inlet
- Misery Inlet
- Misty Bay
- Mitten Cove
- Mizzen Bay
- Mobile Bay
- Mohua
- Monsoon Gulf
- Montego Bay
- Monterey Bay
- Moonrise Bay
- Moray Firth
- Morecambe Bay
- Moreton Bay
- Mørkevågen
- Morningstar Bay
- Morro Bay
- Mossel Bay
- Mosselbukta
- Mount's Bay
- Mullion Cove
- Mussel Bay
- Mutineers Bay
- Mutsu Bay
N: 15 names
- Nantucket Sound
- Narragansett Bay
- Narrow Bay
- Narwhal Sound
- Nautilus Bay
- Neap Tide Bight
- Nebelbucht
- Neustädter Bucht
- New York Bight
- Nha Trang Bay
- Nightingale Bay
- Ninefathom Bay
- Nootka Sound
- North Taranaki Bight
- Norton Sound
O: 12 names
- Obsidian Bay
- Octopus Bay
- Old Man's Cove
- Olna Firth
- Orca Inlet
- Ørnbukta
- Osaka Bay
- Osprey Bay
- Otter Bay
- Oxwich Bay
- Oyster Bay
- Oystercatcher Bay
P: 58 names
- Palliser Bay
- Palm Bay
- Pamlico Sound
- Pan Hope
- Paradisbukta
- Passamaquoddy Bay
- Paterson Inlet
- Pearl Bay
- Pebble Bay
- Pegasus Bay
- Pelican Bay
- Penobscot Bay
- Periwinkle Bay
- Petrel Cove
- Petuniabukta
- Phang Nga Bay
- Phoenix Bay
- Pilgrims Bay
- Pilots Bay
- Pipervika
- Pirates Bay
- Plettenberg Bay
- Plover Bight
- Plymouth Sound
- Pommersche Bucht
- Porpoise Bay
- Port Phillip Bay
- Porth Ceiriad
- Porth Chapel
- Porth Clais
- Porth Colmon
- Porth Dafarch
- Porth Dinllaen
- Porth Eilian
- Porth Iago
- Porth Joke
- Porth Meudwy
- Porth Nanven
- Porth Neigwl
- Porth Oer
- Porth Saint
- Porth Swtan
- Porth Trecastell
- Porth Wen
- Porth Ysgo
- Porthcurno Bay
- Porthleven Bay
- Porthmeor Bay
- Poverty Bay
- Preservation Inlet
- Prince William Sound
- Princess Charlotte Bay
- Priory Bay
- Prorer Wiek
- Providence Bay
- Prussia Cove
- Puffin Bay
- Puget Sound
Q: 2 names
- Quarry Bay
- Queens Bay
R: 21 names
- Railay Bay
- Ravenscar Bay
- Razorbill Bay
- Reaver's Bay
- Redcliff Bay
- Refuge Bay
- Resolution Bay
- Resurrection Bay
- Rhossili Bay
- Richardsbaai
- Riptide Inlet
- Roaringwater Bay
- Robbenbucht
- Robin Hood's Bay
- Robson Bight
- Roebuck Bay
- Ronas Voe
- Rudder Inlet
- Rumrunner Cove
- Rune Inlet
- Runswick Bay
S: 102 names
- Saddle Bay
- Safe Haven Bay
- Sagami Bay
- Saints Bay
- Saldanha Bay
- Salmon Bay
- Saltmarsh Bay
- Saltwater Bay
- Salvation Bay
- Samphire Bight
- San Francisco Bay
- Sandpiper Bay
- Sandvík
- Sandwood Bay
- Sandy Bay
- Sapphire Bay
- Sardine Bay
- Saronic Gulf
- Saros Körfezi
- Scallop Bay
- Scapa Flow
- Schmugglerbucht
- Schooner Sound
- Sea Eagle Bay
- Sea Glass Bay
- Sea Witch Bay
- Seahaven Bay
- Seahorse Bay
- Seal Bay
- Sealers Bay
- Secret Bay
- Sedge Cove
- Sejerø Bugt
- Selbukta
- Selkie Bay
- Sellsword Bay
- Serpent Bay
- Shark Bay
- Shearwater Sound
- Sheephaven Bay
- Sheltered Bay
- Shingle Bay
- Ship Cove
- Shipwreck Bay
- Shipwrights Bay
- Sickle Bay
- Silver Bay
- Siren's Bay
- Skálavík
- Skälderviken
- Skansbukta
S, continued
- Skate Bight
- Skjálfandi Bay
- Skua Cove
- Slack Tide Sound
- Slate Bay
- Sligo Bay
- Sloop Cove
- Smugglers Bay
- Snowdrift Bay
- Solway Firth
- Sound of Lost Voices
- Sound of the Nine Maidens
- South Taranaki Bight
- Spencer Gulf
- Spindrift Bay
- Sprat Cove
- Springtide Bay
- Spruce Inlet
- St. Agnes Bay
- St. Brendan's Bay
- St. Bride's Bay
- St. Catherine's Bay
- St. Columba's Bay
- St. Ives Bay
- St. Kilda Bay
- St. Margaret's Bay
- St. Margaret's Hope
- Starfall Bay
- Start Bay
- Starvation Cove
- Stilbaai
- Stille Bucht
- Stillfathom Bay
- Stillwater Bay
- Stonehaven Bay
- Storm Bay
- Stormbukta
- Stormy Bay
- Struisbaai
- Studland Bay
- Sturgeon Sound
- Subic Bay
- Sullom Voe
- Summerwind Bay
- Sunken Abbey Bay
- Sunrise Bay
- Sunset Bay
- Suruga Bay
- Swan Bay
- Swanmere Bay
- Swansea Bay
T: 46 names
- Table Bay
- Tåkebukta
- Tamarisk Cove
- Tampa Bay
- Tasman Bay
- Te Matau-a-Māui
- Te Whanganui-a-Hei
- Te Whanganui-a-Tara
- Teluk Ambon
- Teluk Bahang
- Teluk Balikpapan
- Teluk Bintuni
- Teluk Bone
- Teluk Cenderawasih
- Teluk Jakarta
- Teluk Kupang
- Teluk Lampung
- Teluk Marudu
- Teluk Tomini
- Tempest Bay
- Tern Bight
- Thankful Bight
- Thermaic Gulf
- Thimble Cove
- Thornwick Bay
- Thunder Bay
- Tidewater Bay
- Tiller Cove
- Tjeldbukta
- Tjørnuvík
- Tokyo Bay
- Töölönlahti
- Topsail Sound
- Tor Bay
- Toyama Bay
- Tranquility Bay
- Trawler Bight
- Trékyllisvík
- Tremadog Bay
- Trinity Bay
- Tromper Wiek
- Tūranganui-a-Kiwa
- Turnagain Arm
- Turquoise Bay
- Turtle Bay
- Twilight Bay
U: 2 names
- Ungava Bay
- Urchin Cove
V: 3 names
- Vidlin Voe
- Vöðlavík
- Volcano Bay