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Waves Rolling In On A Beach While Three Ships (Huntington Beach, 2020)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Ocean 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

Three ships float calmly in the background under a clear sky, creating a serene coastal scene. The natural rhythm of the water and the quiet presence of the vessels evoke a peaceful, nostalgic mood.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this Huntington Beach 4K ocean clip for a travel edit, coastal documentary, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing waves at sunset with distant ships on the horizon.
Edit role
The short seven-second view works as a quiet opener, cutaway, transition beat, or closer between surf action and broader coastal atmosphere in an ocean sequence.
Visual details
Dark rolling waves fill the foreground, three distant ships sit along the horizon, and orange-pink sunset clouds stretch across the sky with no visible people in frame.
Shot mechanics
Ground camera composition places surf in the foreground, open water in the midground, and silhouetted ships on a level horizon beneath a large sunset sky.

Tags

boatshipwaterwavebeachcalmshorewavesrollingthreeshipsfloatbackgroundnaturehuntington BEACH californiaartbuyfootageabstract

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
25 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.

Orange sunset clouds over dark waves at Huntington Beach, California, with three distant ships on the horizon and no visible people.
The opening frame sets the horizon line with rolling surf in front and the ships spaced across the background. (0:00)
Rolling surf darkens the foreground at Huntington Beach, California, while three small ships sit under orange and pink cloud bands with no visible people.
This second frame keeps the vessels small against the wide sunset sky while the foreground wave line shifts. (0:01)
Dark Huntington Beach waves run across the foreground, with silhouetted ships spread along the horizon beneath a warmer orange cloud layer and no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the contrast between the shadowed water and the bright sunset cloud streaks. (0:02)
A lower band of surf crosses the Huntington Beach foreground as three distant ships remain on the horizon below pink-orange clouds, with no visible people.
This moment shows the ocean surface settling between wave breaks while the ship silhouettes hold in the distance. (0:03)

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