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Whale Surfacing in Turquoise Ocean (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023)

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

A whale surfaces in the turquoise ocean, creating a splash and circular ripples. The water gradually calms as the whale submerges or moves, with the surface showing gentle movement. The clear water highlights the animal's brief appearance and the resulting disturbance.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, marine conservation segment, agency mood reel, or social cut needing a brief aerial view of a whale disturbing clear turquoise water.
Edit role
Works as a six-second insert or cutaway after a coastline opener, giving editors a clean surface-water wildlife beat with the splash and circular ripples as the visible action.
Visual details
The frames show turquoise ocean from above, a pale whale form briefly surfacing below the water, white splash marks, circular ripples, sun glints on small waves, and no visible people.

Tags

whaleoceanwatersurfacingripplesturquoisesplashmarineanimalaerialclearcalmmovementseasurfacenaturalbluewhite

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
90 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.

Top-down view of turquoise ocean at Punta Gorda Beach, Mexico, with a pale whale shape under the surface, white splash marks, sun glints, and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just below or at the surface, marked by bright ripples in clear water. (0:00)
Aerial frame from Punta Gorda Beach, Mexico, showing a faint whale form beneath turquoise water with a loose ring of white ripples and no visible people.
This moment keeps the wildlife action centered as the surface disturbance spreads around the submerged whale. (0:01)
Top-down Punta Gorda Beach ocean frame with circular ripples, scattered sun sparkle, a faint underwater whale shape, and no visible people.
The frame shows the surface ring becoming more defined while the whale shape fades into the clear water. (0:02)

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