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Person On Surfboard Rides Up Over The Crest Of Wave (Huntington Beach, 2020)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Beach Huntington Beach, California, United States 2020
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About this clip

The clip shows the surfer balancing on the board as the wave builds, showcasing the dynamic motion and rhythm of surfing. This vintage-style footage offers a nostalgic, authentic look at coastal recreation and athletic coordination. Ideal for b-roll, lifestyle content, or nostalgic storytelling about summer sports and beach culture.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits a surf lifestyle edit, coastal documentary, travel cut, agency mood reel, or social sports piece needing a Huntington Beach surfer riding and losing a wave in 4K UHD.
Edit role
Use this short clip as an action beat or cutaway between broader beach coverage, with the surfer entering the wave, cresting, and disappearing into whitewater.
Visual details
A surfer in a dark wetsuit rides a white surfboard on green-blue ocean water as white spray builds across the frame, with people visible in the early frames and no beach or buildings shown.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera composition frames the surfer in the midground with breaking surf in the foreground, open water behind, and a level horizon band across the upper part of the image.

Tags

sportsathleticssurfingexercisebalancecoordinationpersonsurfboardridescrestwavefallsboardrecreationhuntington BEACH californiab-rollabstractart

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
38 MB
Location
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Year filmed
2020
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

4 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

A surfer in a dark wetsuit rides a white surfboard across breaking whitewater at Huntington Beach, California, with green-blue ocean behind.
This opening frame shows the surfer balanced on the board as the wave begins to break around them. (0:00)
The surfer crouches low on a white surfboard at Huntington Beach, California, with a curling wave and bright spray rising beside the board.
This frame captures the rider holding balance beside the wave crest before the break thickens. (0:01)
A surfer on a white board rides near the right edge of the frame at Huntington Beach, California, with a smooth green wave face behind and white spray trailing left.
This frame gives editors a clearer view of the wave face and the surfer moving away from the breaking section. (0:02)
Surfer falls partly behind a burst of whitewater.

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.