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LAGUNA BEACH LOS CABOS BCS MEXICO-2023: Gray Whale Swimming in Ocean Waters

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Laguna Beach Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A gray whale swims gracefully through the ocean waters off Laguna Beach in Los Cabos, BCS, Mexico, captured in vintage film style. The 6-second clip shows the massive marine mammal gliding beneath the surface, surrounded by calm waves and open sea. Shot in 2023, this natural footage offers a serene, unobstructed view of wildlife in its habitat, with no humans present. The grainy, nostalgic quality of the footage enhances the organic beauty of the scene, making it ideal for nature documentaries, environmental content, or coastal storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary edits, conservation stories, travel films, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing an overhead gray whale moment from Laguna Beach Los Cabos, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The six-second overhead view works as a concise wildlife insert, transition beat, or quiet cutaway between coastal wide shots and shoreline details.

Tags

lagunaBEACHLOScabosBCSmexico2023fine arthumpback whalewhalesstill from nature documentaryno humansoceanwaterwavesscenerydayoutdoorscloudgray

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
78 MB
Location
Laguna Beach Los Cabos, 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 passing through turquoise water at Laguna Beach Los Cabos, with mottled skin visible below the surface and no visible people.
This opening frame shows the whale entering the shot as a clean overhead wildlife detail. (0:00)
A gray whale is centered below the surface at Laguna Beach Los Cabos, its head and back visible through green-blue water with no visible people.
The frame gives editors a centered overhead look at the whale's body shape under the surface. (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.