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Man Lying On A Surfboard In Surf With An Oil Rig (Huntington Beach, 2020)

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

A man lies on a surfboard in the waves at Huntington Beach, California, in 2020, with an oil rig visible in the background. The footage offers a unique blend of leisure and industry, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for documentary, news, environmental, travel, or agency edits that need Huntington Beach surf activity framed against offshore oil infrastructure.
Edit role
The short runtime works as a cutaway or transition beat between beach recreation, coastal industry, and Southern California shoreline context.
Visual details
A man on a surfboard moves through foamy shore break in the foreground while a dark offshore oil rig stands beyond the horizon under pale blue daylight.
Shot mechanics
Ground camera framing holds a long horizontal beach view with whitewater in the foreground, the surfer low in frame, open water in the midground, and the oil rig centered or near center in the background.

Tags

surfwavesoil rigwatersurfboardmanlyingoilrigbackgroundsportsrecreationhuntington BEACH californiaartbuyfootageabstractdigital

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
44 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, California, a distant surfer lies on a board in foamy shore break while an offshore oil rig stands near the center of the horizon.
The opening frame sets the surf activity against the offshore oil rig background. (0:00)
At Huntington Beach, California, the surfer sits low in the foreground water as a green wave lifts across the frame and the oil rig remains centered beyond the horizon.
This frame shows the wave building between the surfer and the distant rig. (0:01)
At Huntington Beach, California, the surfer is farther right in the shore break as the wave crest starts to spill and the offshore oil rig sits on the background horizon.
The frame gives editors a clearer breaking-wave moment with the rig still anchored in view. (0:02)
Oil rig beyond calm water as a surfer appears low in the lower left surf.

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