How do I set Aerial Ocean Waves as my Mac wallpaper?

Download MacWall for macOS 15 or later, choose Set on Mac on this page or search "Aerial Ocean Waves" in the app, then click Set Wallpaper. On macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later it can also play on the Lock Screen and as the screen saver.

Is Aerial Ocean Waves a video or a still wallpaper?

A video. Aerial Ocean Waves is a 22-second loop encoded at 3840 × 2160, and MacWall plays it behind your windows as a moving desktop rather than a still image.

Aerial Ocean Waves Live Wallpaper for Mac

4K · 22-second loop · by Tom Fisk

Set on Mac

Aerial Ocean Waves: nature live wallpaper for Mac

Aerial Ocean Waves is a 4K nature live wallpaper for Mac by Tom Fisk, part of the Ocean collection.

It is encoded at 3840 × 2160 (16:9) and loops every 22 seconds. At that size it fills every current MacBook at or within 5% of native resolution; on the iMac 24″ and Studio Display it is upscaled by up to 33%.

Colours

deep teal#12343a
light grey#c5cfd4
blue#a1b6bd
off-white#eaecee
teal#42777f

In collections

Ocean wallpapers

Fits these Macs

Mac	Screen	3840 × 2160 loop
MacBook Air 13″	2560 × 1664	Native
MacBook Air 15″	2880 × 1864	Native
MacBook Pro 14″	3024 × 1964	Native
MacBook Pro 16″	3456 × 2234	Near native, 3% upscaled
MacBook Neo	2408 × 1506	Native
iMac 24″	4480 × 2520	Upscaled 17%
Studio Display	5120 × 2880	Upscaled 33%

Screen resolutions from Apple's tech specs, read 27 October 2026. Upscaled is how much the loop is enlarged to cover the screen.

Set it up

Set on Mac opens Aerial Ocean Waves in MacWall (macOS 15 or later); click Set Wallpaper there to put it on your desktop. These guides cover the rest.

Aerial Ocean Waves FAQ

How do I set Aerial Ocean Waves as my Mac wallpaper?: Download MacWall for macOS 15 or later, choose Set on Mac on this page or search "Aerial Ocean Waves" in the app, then click Set Wallpaper. On macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later it can also play on the Lock Screen and as the screen saver.
Is Aerial Ocean Waves a video or a still wallpaper?: A video. Aerial Ocean Waves is a 22-second loop encoded at 3840 × 2160, and MacWall plays it behind your windows as a moving desktop rather than a still image.