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Surfer Swimming Towards A Wave On His Surfboard (Huntington Beach, 2020)

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

The scene shows a lone athlete navigating the blue ocean under bright sunlight, embodying the carefree spirit of coastal recreation. Ideal for documentaries, travel content, or nostalgic storytelling about ocean sports and summer adventures.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
This Huntington Beach 2020 surf clip fits travel edits, coastal documentary segments, social cuts, and brand films needing a lone surfer paddling through active shore break.
Edit role
Use it as a short cutaway or transition beat between beach activity shots, adding a water-level surfing moment without crowds or shoreline distractions.
Visual details
A single surfer in dark gear paddles on a surfboard through gray-blue ocean water as white breaking waves roll across the background and foreground in bright, high-contrast light.
Shot mechanics
The ground camera frames the surfer from shore or near the waterline, with foamy surf in the foreground, the paddling figure in the midground, and breaking waves filling the upper frame.

Tags

wateroceanbluecoastmansurferswimmingwavesurfboarddivingsportsrecreationhuntington BEACH californiastock videoamateurdigitalcinematic

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
53 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 dark gear paddles away from camera on a surfboard toward a white breaking wave at Huntington Beach, California.
The opening frame shows the surfer centered in the water before the wave reaches the foreground. (0:00)
The surfer remains mid-frame on the board while a foamy wave line stretches across the upper frame at Huntington Beach, California.
This frame gives editors a clear midground surfer with a horizontal band of surf behind him. (0:01)
A surfer paddles slightly right of center through rippled ocean water as the whitewater builds behind him at Huntington Beach, California.
The later paddling moment shifts the surfer rightward against a thicker breaking wave. (0:02)
Foamy shore break with the surfer low at the left edge.

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