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Man Surfing And Standing Up On The Surfboard (Huntington Beach, 2020)

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

A man stands up on his surfboard and rides a wave at Huntington Beach, California in 2020. The clip showcases a surfer in action, embodying the spirit of recreation and seaside adventure. Ideal for travel, sports, or lifestyle content, this vintage-style footage offers a nostalgic yet modern look at surfing culture.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits a surf, travel, documentary, brand film, or social edit needing a short Huntington Beach action beat with a lone surfer catching a green ocean wave.
Edit role
Use as a 7-second cutaway or action insert between wider beach context and closer surfing coverage, moving from paddling to the rider standing on the board.
Visual details
A distant surfer in a dark wetsuit paddles, drops into a green-blue wave, and stands on a surfboard as white foam spreads across the foreground under bright daylight.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera ocean composition with foamy foreground water, the surfer and breaking wave in the midground, and textured open water filling the background above the wave line.

Tags

manseawavesurfsurfboardsurfingstandingsportsrecreationhuntington BEACH californiakindabstractintroductionbusinessbuyb-rollbeautifulemotioncute

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
43 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 distant surfer in dark gear paddles across foamy water as a green wave begins to rise behind him.
The opening frame shows the surfer waiting low in the water before the wave breaks. (0:00)
At Huntington Beach, California, the surfer remains prone on the board while a darker green wave face lifts across the background.
This moment works as a pre-ride beat with the wave gaining height behind the surfer. (0:01)
At Huntington Beach, California, the surfer is still distant and low against the water while the wave face darkens and begins to pitch forward.
The frame captures the setup just before the surfer commits to the wave. (0:02)
Surfer approaches a green wave with foam in the foreground.

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