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Surfers Ride Waves at California Beach

Surfers Ride Waves at California Beach

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  • Year1968
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSan Diego, California, United States
  • Duration16s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD
  • Collection1961 San Diego California

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Surfers Ride Waves at California Beach — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1968 captures a sun-drenched California beach scene in San Diego, where surfers ride rolling waves on longboards. The grainy, nostalgic film shows casual beachgoers enjoying the ocean under bright skies, with natural sunlight enhancing the retro aesthetic. This authentic home movie footage, shot on Super 8 and 8mm, offers a glimpse into 1960s surf culture and coastal life. The raw, unfiltered style and analog film texture make it ideal for documentaries, editorial content, and nostalgic storytelling about the golden age of surfing and Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
16s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
51372828

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1333 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
#1
Reel-level year note
1968
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1968 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location
San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • 1968
  • california
  • beach
  • surfing
  • waves
  • ocean
  • longboard
  • surfboard
  • home video
  • homemade
  • reel to reel
  • projector
  • romance
  • cinematography
  • golden age
  • political
  • advertisement
  • history
  • 1968 California beach surfing
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 surf footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • longboard surfing
  • ocean waves 1968
  • retro beach life
  • vintage surf culture
  • California coast 1960s
  • grainy home video
  • analog film footage
  • surfboard riding
  • beach vacation 1968
  • vintage Americana
  • nostalgic home movie
  • reel to reel film
  • vintage ocean scenes
  • 1960s California
  • surf lifestyle
  • vintage 8mm footage

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