It’s not exactly breaking news that Italo Ferreira’s surfing ability is unrelatable to the average person. But there are experiences and moments that put it all into perspective.
Europe was getting throttled with surf back in late February. Constantly. Almost everywhere. And while plenty of professional surfers were taking advantage by road tripping up and down the Atlantic Coast, Ferreira was preparing for the upcoming contest by surfing Supertubos day after day after day. Wake up, check the surf, get in the water, go eat, come back, do it again.
What this vlog doesn’t get to share about these sessions is how Italo stands out in lineups like this, because Supertubos is no walk in the park on a cold winter morning when the surf is pushing well overhead. Most waves go completely untouched by local standouts and even other professional surfers, waiting for the rare corner that will stay open long enough to snag an in-and-out barrel. Open face carves? Don’t expect to see them. But hour-long waits between rolling the dice on a late takeoff? Those are the norm. Unless you’re Italo, who’d show up on the beach, take a few minutes to stretch, then run into the water. Within minutes he’d be out the back and paddling into something. And he makes one of Europe’s most terrifying beach breaks look like a breezy fall day at Trestles.
