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Large Waves Move By Quay In Slow Motion (Pismo Beach, 2019)

5s HD 1080p 29.97fps Ocean Pismo Beach, California, United States 2019
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

Pismo Beach California-2019: Large waves crash against the quay in slow motion, capturing the raw power and beauty of the Pacific coastline. The green-tinged water surges forward under windy conditions, creating a dramatic and cinematic natural display. Ideal for nature documentaries, travel content, or emotional storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits a travel edit, coastal documentary, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing slow-motion Pacific surf at Pismo Beach without crowds in frame.
Edit role
Use as a brief opener, wave-energy cutaway, coastal transition, or textural insert when a timeline needs a few seconds of ocean force beside a quay.
Visual details
Large green-gray waves break across bright sun glare, white foam spreads over the water, the horizon sits high in frame, and quay pilings appear along the right edge with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The clip uses an elevated wide composition with open ocean in the foreground and midground, a level horizon across the background, and the quay structure held near the right edge.

Tags

quayslow-motionwaveslargewindygreenmoveslowmotionnaturepismo BEACH californiacurrentinspirationromancefootagecutebusinessbeautiful

Shot slate

Resolution
1920 × 1080
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
10 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 0:00, bright Pismo Beach surf spreads across green-gray water beside quay pilings on the right, with no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the elevated view of large surf and the quay edge. (0:00)
At 0:01, white foam advances through the center of the Pismo Beach water while the quay remains fixed along the right edge, with no visible people.
This frame shows the wave energy spreading through the middle of the composition. (0:01)
At 0:02, a breaking wave throws more foam across the foreground water at Pismo Beach as strong sunlight reflects from the left, with no visible people.
The frame captures the wave as it breaks and fills more of the foreground with foam. (0:02)
At 0:03, foamy surf rolls diagonally across the green-gray water at Pismo Beach with the quay structure still visible at the right, with no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the diagonal pattern of foam moving through the shot. (0:03)

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