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Surfer Paddling Out In Shallow Ocean Water (Cabo, 2019)

27s HD 1080p 29.97fps People Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2019
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About this clip

A point-of-view shot captures a surfer paddling on a board in shallow ocean water near a sandy beach. The camera dips below the surface, showing the surfer's legs and the board underwater before resurfacing. In the background, beachgoers and umbrellas are visible on the shore under a bright blue sky. This footage is ideal for summer vacation, water sports, and lifestyle content.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits travel edits, beach lifestyle brand films, documentary inserts, and social cuts needing a water-level surfer POV from Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Edit role
Use as a mid-sequence water-sports beat, a transition from beach activity to ocean action, or a textured cutaway across its 29-second paddle-out and brief underwater dip.
Visual details
A surfer paddles on a board in clear shallow green-blue water, with sandy beach, red and white umbrellas, a few beachgoers, sun sparkle, blue sky, and distant shoreline visible.
Shot mechanics
The composition stays at waterline height with the ocean in the foreground, the surfer in the midground, the beach on the horizon, and several frames dipping partly underwater near the board.

Tags

surferpaddlingsurfboardoceanbeachwatersummervacationactionpoint of viewunderwaterswimmingwavessandyblue skysportlifestyleseacoastfun

Shot slate

Resolution
1920 × 1080
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
27s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
69 MB
Location
Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2019
Published
Aug 2019

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.

Water-level view in Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a surfer paddling toward shore while small waves fill the foreground and umbrellas sit on the beach.
The opening frame establishes the surfer, shallow water, and beach background in one waterline composition. (0:00)
A surfer remains midframe on a board as the camera sits just above rippled green-blue water, with Cabo beach umbrellas and a bright sky behind.
This moment gives editors a clear water-level surf POV with the beach still readable in the background. (0:01)
The surfer shifts right of center while choppy shallow water rises across the foreground and the sandy Cabo shoreline stays visible behind.
The frame shows the paddle-out progressing with the subject moving across a small swell. (0:02)

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