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PUNTA GORDA BEACH BCS-2023: Whale Swimming in Turquoise Ocean Water

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

A whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. The animal moves slowly, creating gentle ripples on the surface. An aerial perspective captures the whale's body and the surrounding water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary inserts, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and brand films needing an overhead whale moment in clear ocean water.
Edit role
The six-second aerial view works as a calm cutaway, transition beat, or natural texture between wider coastal scenes and closer marine wildlife coverage.
Visual details
A gray whale moves near the surface of bright turquoise water, with its body and tail partly visible through the clear sea, small sun glints on ripples, and no people visible.

Tags

PUNTA GORDA BEACH BCS2023whaleoceanwaterswimmingmovingturquoisebluegrayaerialoverheadcalmnaturalseamarineanimalwildlifedolphinclear water

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

2 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 gray whale just below the turquoise ocean surface at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with sun glints on the water and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale angled through clear water with its body partly submerged. (0:00)
Aerial frame of the whale continuing through clear turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with bright ripples beside the animal and no visible people.
This moment gives editors a clean overhead wildlife insert with the whale centered against open sea. (0:01)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.