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Dozens Of Surfers Watch A Surfer On A Small Wave (Huntington Beach, 2020)

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

HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA-2020: Dozens of surfers gather on the shore, watching a lone surfer ride a small wave in the ocean. The footage reflects the laid-back, active lifestyle of beach culture in the 2020s, with natural lighting and authentic movement. Ideal for documentaries, travel features, or nostalgic content about modern surf life.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
This 4K Huntington Beach surf clip fits travel edits, documentary b-roll, brand films, and social cuts needing a modern California ocean scene with surfers waiting around a breaking wave.
Edit role
Use it as a short cutaway, transition, or texture beat between beach lifestyle scenes, especially where a timeline needs active surf water without a close-up subject.
Visual details
The frames show green-blue ocean water, white foam, a small breaking wave, distant surfers on boards, and a sandy shoreline in the far background under bright natural light.
Shot mechanics
The composition looks down over the surf zone from a high ground-camera position, with open water in the foreground and midground, the breaking wave crossing the frame, and the beach near the horizon.

Tags

surferswaveseaoceanwaterdozenswatchsurfersmallsportsrecreationhuntington BEACH californiaamateurabstractintroductioncameracinematographyb-roll

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
51 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, a surfer rides along the crest of a small green-blue wave while distant surfers wait across the open water and white foam trails behind the break.
This opening frame shows the main surf action with a rider on the wave and other surfers spread through the lineup. (0:00)
At Huntington Beach, the wave curls farther across the frame as a surfer stays near the crest and several distant surfers remain positioned in the surrounding water.
This frame captures the ride continuing as the wave line becomes more defined across the ocean surface. (0:01)
At Huntington Beach, a breaking wave throws a tall section of white spray in the midground while small surfer figures remain visible beyond the foam and the beach sits far back.
This moment emphasizes the wave face and spray more than the rider, useful as an action cutaway. (0:02)
Surfer rides near the top of a foamy wave with shoreline in the distance.

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.