In clear footage shot above and below the water, paddleboarders in Southern California recorded a recent encounter with a group of juvenile great white sharks just off a popular beach.

Shot on June 26 at Sunset Beach in Orange County, the video was made by Courtney Hemerick and Joseph Truckles, who remained calm through the experience.

“I think where these guys were and what they were doing was probably fine,” says Gregory Skomal, a senior marine fisheries scientist and shark expert with the state of Massachusetts.

The 7-foot (2-meter) long sharks are juvenile great whites, which often congregate in protected bays and right off the surf zone along both U.S. coasts, particularly in California. The juveniles eat mostly fish, though