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Humpback Whale Swimming and Fluking in Ocean (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Punta Gorda 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 humpback whale swims in the ocean, its tail flukes moving and creating splashes. The whale surfaces, expelling a spout of water, and continues swimming. The water is a clear turquoise color, with the whale's body partially submerged.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation story, agency mood reel, or social cut needing an overhead humpback whale moment in clear turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
Works as a six-second wildlife insert, transition beat, or natural-history cutaway showing the whale surfacing and fluking without people, boats, buildings, or shoreline in frame.
Visual details
A humpback whale is seen from above in turquoise ocean water, with its gray body partly submerged, pale pectoral fins visible, tail flukes stirring white splashes, and no visible people.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingtailflukessurfacingsplashingmovementmarineanimalseabluesurfacemotionaquatic

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
92 MB
Location
Punta Gorda 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 frame of a humpback whale swimming through turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with tail flukes trailing left and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale from above with its body just below the water surface. (0:00)
Aerial view of the humpback whale angled across clear turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with ripples and white bubbles near the tail and no visible people.
This moment shows the whale continuing forward as surface bubbles form behind the flukes. (0:01)
Top-down drone frame of a humpback whale near the surface at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with pale pectoral fins visible beneath the turquoise water and no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the whale's back and fins as it moves just under the surface. (0:02)

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