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HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA-2020: Surfer On Top Of The Wave Performing Stunts

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

The surfer balances skillfully on his surfboard as the wave crests, showcasing a moment of athletic performance and oceanic freedom. This vintage-style footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into coastal recreation and surf culture, perfect for documentaries, travel content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for surf culture documentary scenes, California travel edits, sports brand films, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a lone surfer riding a breaking ocean wave in Huntington Beach.
Edit role
The short runtime works as an action insert, transition beat, or timeline texture between broader beach coverage and closer surfing moments.
Visual details
A surfer in a black wetsuit rides a white surfboard along a green-blue breaking wave, with white spray in the foreground, open ocean and a level horizon in the background, and visible people in the water.

Tags

surferwaveoceanseasurfboardwaterfuntidetopperformingstuntssportsrecreationhuntington BEACH california2020professionalbuyfootagedigital

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Year filmed
2020
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

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

At Huntington Beach, California, a surfer in a black wetsuit rides a white surfboard across the face of a green-blue wave as white spray breaks behind him.
This opening frame shows the surfer already balanced on the wave face with foam beginning to trail behind the board. (0:00)
At Huntington Beach, California, the surfer crouches low on a white board as the wave steepens and whitewater curls close behind him.
This frame emphasizes the surfer's low stance and the cresting section of the wave. (0:01)

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.