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Surfer On Top Of The Wave Performing Stunts (Huntington Beach, 2020)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Beach 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.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera perspective frames the wave broadside, with surf foam in the foreground, the surfer in the midground, and a steady ocean horizon across the upper background.

Tags

surferwaveoceanseasurfboardwaterfuntidetopperformingstuntssportsrecreationhuntington BEACH californiaprofessionalbuyfootagedigital

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
48 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.

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)
At Huntington Beach, California, the surfer stands more upright on the board near the right side of the breaking wave, with foamy spray rolling behind.
This moment gives editors a clearer view of the rider's upright balance before the wave closes further. (0:02)
At Huntington Beach, California, the surfer rides left along a dark green wave face while white foam spreads across the lower edge of the frame.
This frame shows the surfer traveling across the wave face with a cleaner side profile. (0:03)

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.