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Man Entering The Sea With The Surfboard (Huntington Beach, 2020)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps People Huntington Beach, California, United States 2020
People appear in this clip. Editorial use is cleared as shot. If a recognizable person is used commercially, a model release is the licensee's responsibility. how releases work.

About this clip

The cloudy sky and gentle waves create a reflective, contemplative mood. This authentic slice of modern coastal life showcases the timeless appeal of surfing as both sport and personal expression. Ideal for documentaries, lifestyle content, or nostalgic storytelling about California beach culture.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for documentary, travel edit, brand film, or social cut needing Huntington Beach surf culture with surfers in the water and an offshore oil platform on the horizon.
Edit role
Works as a short cutaway or transition beat between closer surf action and wider coastal context, using the repeating waves and platform background to reset place in a sequence.
Visual details
Surfers sit and paddle in small breaking waves, white foam crosses the foreground, the blue-green ocean fills the midground, and a dark offshore oil platform stands against a pale sky.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera coastal composition with low surf in the foreground, swimmers and boards in the midground, a level horizon, and the oil platform held in the distant background.

Tags

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Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
49 MB
Location
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Year filmed
2020
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

3 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 surfers are visible in low surf while a dark offshore oil platform stands near the horizon under a pale sky.
The opening frame sets the surf lineup with people in the water and the oil platform beyond them. (0:00)
A surfer moves through foreground whitewater at Huntington Beach as the offshore oil platform remains centered in the distance.
This frame shows the surf action moving through foamy water while the background stays consistent. (0:01)
Multiple surfers are spaced across the Huntington Beach waterline as a small swell rises in front of the distant oil platform.
The frame gives editors a wider surf lineup moment with the wave beginning to build. (0:02)

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