LAGUNA BEACH LOS CABOS BCS MEXICO-2023: Humpback Whale Swimming Beneath the Ocean Surface
About this clip
A humpback whale swims gracefully beneath the surface of the ocean at Laguna Beach in Los Cabos, BCS, Mexico, captured in vintage film style. Shot from above, the clip shows the whale moving through calm waters with gentle waves breaking nearby. The natural scenery is serene and unspoiled, with no humans in sight. This 6-second footage offers a rare, intimate glimpse of marine life in its natural habitat, perfect for nature documentaries, environmental content, or nostalgic coastal storytelling.
Clip Intelligence
- Production use
- Aerial humpback whale footage for nature documentaries, coastal travel edits, environmental explainers, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing marine life in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur.
- Edit role
- Use this six-second shot as a quiet insert, transition, or texture beat between shoreline coverage and wider ocean scenes, with the whale visible just below the surface throughout the moment.
- Visual details
- A dark humpback whale moves under clear turquoise water, white foam gathers near its head and tail, faint surface ripples cross the frame, and no people, boats, buildings, or logos are visible.
Shot slate
- Resolution
- 3840 × 2160
- Frame rate
- 29.97 fps
- Duration
- 6s
- Codec
- H.265 (HEVC) MP4
- File size
- 76 MB
- Location
- Laguna Beach Los Cabos, 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.
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