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HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA-2020: Surfers Catching A Wave Near A Pier

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

The natural lighting and candid movement reflect authentic surf culture, offering a nostalgic yet contemporary slice of Southern California beach life. Ideal for documentaries, travel content, or lifestyle projects exploring surf sports and coastal recreation.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
This 4K Huntington Beach surf clip fits travel edits, coastal documentaries, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts that need surfers riding a wave near a pier in 2020.
Edit role
Use it as a short action beat, cutaway, or transition between broader beach coverage and closer surf moments, with the wave building, breaking, and carrying a surfer through the frame.

Tags

surferswavespierseasummercatchingwavesportsrecreationhuntington BEACH california2020modernamateurprofessionalvideographyartfootagebusiness

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Year filmed
2020
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

2 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Wide Huntington Beach ocean view with surfers scattered near a forming wave, bright sun glare on the water, and pier supports along the right edge.
The opening frame sets the surfers in a wide pier-side ocean composition before the wave breaks. (0:00)
A line of surfers paddles as a small wave begins to crest near the pier.

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.