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Waves Crashing Against The Seashore With High-Rise Buildings (Huntington Beach, 2020)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Urban 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

The scene features a dramatic skyline with high-rise buildings, glowing lights, and distant smoke rising over the coast. The natural beauty of the ocean contrasts with the urban backdrop, creating a cinematic and nostalgic atmosphere.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits travel edits, coastal documentary sections, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing Huntington Beach surf with an urban skyline across the water.
Edit role
Works as a short opener, transition, or atmospheric cutaway between beach action and city context, with waves filling the foreground for five to seven seconds.
Visual details
Foamy waves roll across a dark ocean foreground while a distant high-rise skyline, small lights, haze, and a vertical smoke plume sit under a pink-orange sky, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
Ground camera composition holds low surf in the foreground, choppy water in the midground, and the skyline along a level horizon in the background.

Tags

wavesbuildingssmokelightsskylinecrashingseashorehigh risebackgroundnaturehuntington BEACH californialove4kstunningcameraprettycutebeautifulinspiration

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
56 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.

Huntington Beach waves break across the foreground with a distant high-rise skyline, haze, lights, and a smoke plume under a pink sky, with no visible people.
The opening frame sets the surf against the far urban skyline and smoke plume. (0:00)
Choppy ocean water and a low foam line fill the foreground while Huntington Beach's distant buildings sit in haze beneath warm sunset color, with no visible people.
This second shows more textured water before the skyline remains steady in the background. (0:01)
A low wave line rolls toward shore as the hazy Huntington Beach skyline and a narrow smoke plume remain visible across the water, with no visible people.
The frame gives editors a clean wave beat with the skyline still readable behind it. (0:02)
Rough surf rises higher in the foreground while distant high-rise buildings and small shoreline lights sit under a muted pink Huntington Beach sky, with no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the rougher foreground water against the steady city horizon. (0:03)

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