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Smooth Sea Waves At Pismo Beach in California (2019)

5s HD 1080p 29.97fps Beach 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

The gentle motion of the water and natural sunlight create a serene, cinematic atmosphere. This vintage-style footage showcases the beauty of the California coastline with a nostalgic, authentic feel. Ideal for travel, nature, or lifestyle content, this clip offers a peaceful moment of coastal calm. Perfect for documentaries, editorial projects, or nostalgic storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for a travel edit, coastal documentary, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing Pismo Beach surf, sunlight, and pier-side ocean texture from 2019 California footage.
Edit role
At about seven visible seconds, this works as a short opener, transition, cutaway, or calming texture beat between beach, travel, or lifestyle scenes.
Visual details
White surf rolls across dark green water beside a wooden pier on the right, with a low horizon, clear blue sky, bright sun flare at upper left, and no discernible people in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The composition holds a high, wide view with foamy water in the foreground, breaking waves through the midground, the pier running along the right edge, and the horizon across the background.

Tags

beachwaternaturecaliforniasunsmoothseawavespismopismo BEACH california4kfootageemotionnewinspirationcinematicbusinesscute

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.

Foamy surf spreads across the foreground beside a wooden pier at Pismo Beach, California, with bright sun flare in the upper left and no discernible people.
The opening frame shows the pier-side surf and wide coastal horizon that define the clip. (0:00)
A breaking wave pushes whitewater toward the lower frame while the Pismo Beach pier stays along the right edge, with open blue sky above and no discernible people.
This frame captures the wave beginning to break beside the pier structure. (0:01)
White foam fills more of the foreground at Pismo Beach as the wave wash spreads outward, with the wooden pier receding from the right side and no discernible people.
The frame shows the surf wash expanding across the water surface. (0:02)
Sunlit ocean foam and pier pilings along the right side.

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