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Whirlpool Forming in Clear Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Ocean Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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

A circular whirlpool forms in clear turquoise ocean water. The water swirls in a clockwise motion, creating a dark vortex in the center. The surface ripples and moves as the current circulates.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for travel edits, coastal documentaries, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts that need an overhead view of turquoise ocean current at Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur.
Edit role
At six seconds, this works as a short cutaway, transition, or water-texture beat between shoreline, swimmer, or aerial coastal shots.
Visual details
The frames show clear turquoise ocean surface with sun glints, pale ripples, and darker submerged shapes where the water rotates into a visible whirlpool, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition reads as an overhead aerial view with no horizon, keeping the whirlpool and surrounding rippled water spread across the frame.

Tags

wateroceanturquoisewhirlpoolvortexcurrentswirlingmotionclearsurfacemovementcirculardynamicnaturalaquaticaerialwavessunlight

Shot slate

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

Overhead turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a dark submerged whirlpool area beginning near the left side and no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the clear ocean surface and darker swirl area that defines the clip. (0:00)
Overhead view of Buzzards Beach water with the darker vortex shape more centered under the rippled turquoise surface and no visible people.
This frame shows the whirlpool shape holding in the clear water as light reflects off small ripples. (0:01)
Buzzards Beach ocean surface with a shadowy rotating patch under green-blue water, brighter reflections near the upper right, and no visible people.
The frame gives editors a clean water texture with the vortex visible below the surface. (0:02)
Darker underwater swirl beneath a rippled turquoise ocean surface.

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