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Whale Surfacing and Exhaling in Clear Ocean Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A whale surfaces in the ocean, exhaling a spray of water. The spout dissipates as the whale continues swimming. The water is clear and turquoise, with visible ripples around the whale.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation explainers, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a clear top-down ocean moment.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a brief cutaway, transition beat, or natural insert between shoreline and marine-life shots, with the exhale giving editors a clear action point.
Visual details
A single whale swims near the surface in clear turquoise water, white spray and foam spreading around its back and tail, with ripples across open ocean and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective looking straight down at the whale, with the animal crossing open water and no horizon, land, boats, or foreground obstruction visible.

Tags

whaleoceanwatersurfacingexhalingspoutturquoiseaerialmarineanimalswimmingmovementsprayclearseabluenaturalwildlife

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
91 MB
Location
Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

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.

Overhead view of a whale surfacing in turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with white spray over its head and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale near the surface as spray breaks across the clear ocean water. (0:00)
The whale continues through clear turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a pale exhale plume spreading above its body and no visible people.
This frame captures the main exhale plume as the whale moves through open water. (0:01)
A whale swims just below the surface in Buzzards Beach turquoise water as the exhale mist thins behind it, with no boats, shore, or visible people.
The spout begins to dissipate while the whale remains clearly visible under the water. (0:02)

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