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Surfers Paddling and Catching Waves in the Ocean (Costa Azul los Cabos, 2022)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Ocean Costa Azul los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

Several surfers lie on their boards in the ocean, paddling to position themselves. A wave forms and breaks, with some surfers attempting to catch it. The water shows deep blue and white as the wave crests and moves.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for travel edits, surf documentaries, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing real surfers in open water at Costa Azul Los Cabos, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Works as a six-second cutaway or transition beat between shoreline coverage and closer surf action, showing surfers waiting, paddling, and meeting a breaking wave.
Visual details
Surfers on boards are spread across blue-green ocean water, with white foam in the foreground, a long wave line breaking through the midground, and a clear horizon under daylight.
Shot mechanics
The frames read as an elevated coastal view consistent with drone footage, composed with foam in the lower frame, surfers and wave faces across the middle, and open sea to the horizon.

Tags

oceansurferswavessurfingpaddlingwaterseasurfboardsactionmovementbluewhitedynamicwater sportpeoplebeachhorizondaylight

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
75 MB
Location
Costa Azul Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Nov 2022

Still Frames From This Clip

3 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Surfers paddle on boards in the blue-green ocean at Costa Azul Los Cabos, with white foam in the lower frame and a long wave forming behind them.
This opening frame shows the surf lineup before the wave breaks across the middle of the shot. (0:00)
Several surfers are spaced across the ocean at Costa Azul Los Cabos, with a darker unbroken wave stretching across the midground and the horizon above.
The frame emphasizes the spacing of surfers across the lineup as the swell organizes offshore. (0:01)
Surfers in the water at Costa Azul Los Cabos face a wave that is starting to break, with white spray on the right and open sea beyond the lineup.
This moment shows the wave beginning to pitch while surfers paddle into position. (0:02)

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