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A Wave On The Ocean Starts To Break And Surfers Try (Pismo Beach, 2019)

5s 4K UHD 59.94fps Ocean Pismo Beach, California, United States 2019
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About this clip

Pismo Beach California-2019: A wave on the ocean begins to break with surfers paddling nearby. The footage showcases the beauty of the Pacific shoreline with dynamic waves and casual beach recreation.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for travel edits, coastal documentary sequences, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing Pacific surf at Pismo Beach without a crowded beach scene.
Edit role
Works as a short ocean cutaway, transition beat, or opener insert where a clean swell builds and starts to break over a few seconds.
Visual details
A wide aerial view shows blue ocean, bright sun glare on the water, a low coastline in the distance, and several small surfers paddling near a wave as whitewater forms on the right.
Shot mechanics
The composition is elevated and wide, consistent with drone footage, with the horizon high in frame, open water across the foreground, surfers in the midground, and the breaking wave moving through the right side.

Tags

oceanbeachsurfingnaturerecreationwavestartsbreaksurferscatchpismo BEACH californiacutecinematographycinematicprob-rolllove

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
59.94 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
61 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.

Wide aerial view at Pismo Beach with sun glare across the ocean, small surfers in the water, and a smooth swell beginning to rise.
The opening frame sets up the clean surf line before the wave starts to break. (0:00)
Pismo Beach ocean scene with a long dark swell crossing the frame, bright reflected sunlight on the left, and several small surfers waiting nearby.
This frame shows the swell building across open water with surfers positioned around it. (0:01)
A wide Pismo Beach surf view shows the swell more defined, with small surfers scattered in the midground and bright sun shimmer stretching across the water.
The wave line becomes clearer while the surfers remain small in the wide aerial composition. (0:02)
Wave face rises near surfers in open ocean

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