diff --git a/data/styles/include/base_water.mapcss b/data/styles/include/base_water.mapcss
index 8454e40e6d..f19028e3f8 100644
--- a/data/styles/include/base_water.mapcss
+++ b/data/styles/include/base_water.mapcss
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ node|z7-[place=ocean]
 node|z5-[place=sea]
 {
   text: name;
-  font-size: 8;
+  font-size: 10;
   text-color: @sea_name;
 }
 node|z7-[place=sea]
 {
-  font-size: 10;
+  font-size: 12;
 }
 node|z9-[place=sea]
 {
-  font-size: 11;
+  font-size: 14;
 }
 area|z16-[amenity=fountain],
 area|z12-[landuse=basin],