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Some Men Trying To Surf In The Middle Of The (Huntington Beach, 2020)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Beach Huntington Beach, California, United States 2020
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA-2020: Some men attempt to surf in the middle of rough ocean waves, capturing the raw energy of the sea and the determination of surfers battling powerful swells. The grainy texture and natural lighting evoke a candid, authentic feel, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling about beach culture and outdoor adventure.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits documentary, surf culture, travel edit, brand film, or social cut needing rough Huntington Beach ocean texture with distant surfers working through heavy shore break.
Edit role
Use as a short cutaway, transition, or tension beat between surf action shots, especially where a timeline needs breaking waves and paddling surfers without a close athlete portrait.
Visual details
Green-blue ocean fills the frame with a level horizon, large white shore break in the foreground, darker swell lines offshore, and small distant surfers visible in several frames.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera composition holds the horizon high, layers offshore water, a rising midground swell, and foamy foreground surf, with no camera movement inferable from the stills.

Tags

seasurfmannaturesportsmenmiddleroughrecreationhuntington BEACH californiaprofessionaldigitalintroabstractamateurcinematic

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
44 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 green-blue swell rises across the frame at Huntington Beach, California, with the ocean horizon high in the background and no visible people in this moment.
The opening frame gives editors a clean rough-surf texture before the shore break fills the lower frame. (0:00)
A steep green wave face rolls at Huntington Beach, California, with tiny dark surfer silhouettes near the crest and blue ocean beyond.
This frame shows the scale of the wave against small surfers near the breaking line. (0:01)
A green wave breaks from the right at Huntington Beach, California, with bright white spray and foam cutting across the wave face and no clearly visible people.
The frame provides a clean breaking-wave insert with the strongest whitewater on the right side. (0:02)
Foamy shore break in the foreground with distant surfers beyond it.

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