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Expansive Body Of Water With A Single Person Riding (Pismo Beach, 2019)

5s HD 1080p 29.97fps People Pismo Beach, California, United States 2019
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About this clip

Pismo Beach California-2019: A lone surfer rides a wave on a sunny day at the expansive Pacific coastline. The lone figure on a surfboard glides toward the shore, embodying freedom and adventure. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for travel edits, coastal documentary sequences, agency mood reels, brand films, or social cuts needing a lone surfer beside the pier at Pismo Beach, California.
Edit role
A short opener, transition, or cutaway that gives a surf sequence immediate scale, with the rider small in frame against foam, open water, and the pier structure.
Visual details
A single surfer in a dark wetsuit rides through green-blue water and white surf, with a wooden pier on the right, a bright sun flare at upper left, and people visible along the pier.
Shot mechanics
The composition reads as aerial or high-mounted footage from beside the pier, with angled pier pilings in the foreground and right edge, the surfer in the midground, and a level ocean horizon in back.

Tags

surfingsunny dayraging waterbody of waterpeer leading to wateraquatic recreational activityexpansivebodywatersinglepersonridingwavesurfboardheadingshorenaturepismo BEACH californiacinematic

Shot slate

Resolution
1920 × 1080
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
9 MB
Location
Pismo Beach, California, United States
Year filmed
2019
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 Pismo Beach, California, a lone surfer rides near the left-center of the frame while white surf spreads across the water and the pier lines the right edge.
The opening frame places the surfer small against a wide field of foam and pier pilings. (0:00)
At Pismo Beach, California, the surfer remains in the midground below the pier as a band of white water rolls in behind them and sun glare brightens the left side.
This frame keeps the rider centered beneath the incoming surf line for a clean action cutaway. (0:01)
At Pismo Beach, California, a surfer rides slightly right of center while frothy waves fill the left side and the pier projects diagonally into the water from the right.
The third frame emphasizes the pier geometry against the surfer and breaking water. (0:02)
Surfer approaches a darker patch of water near the pier.

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