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Gray Whale Swimming in Turquoise Ocean Water (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 gray whale swims slowly in clear turquoise ocean water. The whale's body moves gently beneath the surface, creating small ripples. The aerial view captures the whale's steady motion through the calm sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a clear overhead view of a gray whale in turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
Works as a six-second cutaway or quiet transition between beach coverage and broader marine wildlife material, with the whale crossing open water in a simple overhead composition.
Visual details
A gray whale is seen from above in clear turquoise water, with its mottled body near the surface, small white bubbles and ripples around the tail, open water filling the frame, and no visible people.

Tags

whalemarine animaloceanwaterswimmingglidingmovingturquoisebluegraycalmsereneaerialoverheadripplessurfacemarineanimal

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
91 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 view of a gray whale swimming near the surface in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with a faint tail wake and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale isolated in clear water with small bubbles trailing behind it. (0:00)
The whale appears farther across the turquoise ocean frame at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with its mottled back visible and no visible people.
This moment gives editors a clean overhead look at the whale's body shape against open water. (0:01)
An overhead frame shows the gray whale near the upper right of turquoise ocean water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with bubbles below its body and no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the whale's steady path through an uncluttered ocean surface. (0:02)

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