The invention relates to a wireless image transmission system of an unmanned patrol device above water, comprising a shore system and a shipborne system, wherein the shipborne system comprises a camera, a shockproof cloud platform, a video monitor, a signal coding modulator, a wave filter and amplification device, a shipborne wireless transmitting unit, a receiver and an antenna. A cloud platform and a lens controller are respectively connected with the camera and the shockproof cloud platform, the camera is respectively connected with the video monitor and the signal coding modulator, the signal coding modulator is connected with the wave filter and amplification device, the wave filter and amplification device is connected with the shipborne wireless transmitting unit, and the receiver and the antenna are connected with the shipborne wireless transmitting unit; the shore system comprises a shore center receiving unit, a signal amplifier, a communication monitor computer, a decoder, a communication monitor computer, a video server and an independent display terminal; and the shore center receiving unit is respectively connected with the signal amplifier and the communication monitor computer, the signal amplifier is connected with the decoder, the decoder is connected with the video server, and the video server is connected with the independent display terminal.