Hey everyone! I’m Laura. I love chasing powerful swells at home and abroad, pushing myself in big waves, and finding balance between competitive surfing and staying connected to my roots. Surfing is my passion, but it’s also my way of life. Recently I launched my new film LATITUD SUR (watch below), which tells the story of chasing giants in Chile.

I used to spend the summertime in the south of Tenerife, where there are a lot of surf shops. One day, when I was around 11 years old, I did a surf lesson, and since then I started going to surf camps in the summer. When I was 14, I started to go more, during the weekends too… but none of my family surfs and my closest wave was 45 minutes by car, so it wasn’t until I got my driver’s license that I really started to go more consistently, almost every day. Actually, pretty late compared with the people I’m surrounded by.

I think it’s just so fun hahah. But also, when I surf I disconnect from everything and I just think about my surfing. It also gives you a lifestyle surrounded by nature and I think that’s beautiful.

I wake up, have breakfast, and check the cams. If it’s good, I go surf and then come back home for lunch. Right after, I normally do a little “siesta” and in the afternoon I go train at the gym. Then I come back home and stretch for half an hour. After that: dinner, Netflix, and sleep. But it depends a lot on the forecast and the tides. Sometimes I do the opposite, training first and surfing in the afternoon. Or if the waves are just too good, I surf twice or even three times instead of training at the gym.

People who fight for their dreams and make them a reality, no matter how difficult they are or the obstacles you have in the process.

I think surfing big Nazaré for the first time I ever went there was pretty challenging. I didn’t want to think too much, I just went for it and did it hahah.

I like watching series and movies at home, going to the cinema with my mum, and spending time with my friends at the beach not surfing.

In the airport or in the gym.

Quality time for yourself, with no technology.

Get a flexible job that allows you enough time to do the things you like. Also, stop making excuses and just go and DO IT.

Luckily, I always followed my dreams and didn’t need to do anything more than train hard for that.

Mexico and Mentawai 

Nike 6.0, the best girls surf movie. I watched it like 50 times when I was a beginner and dreamed of being and surfing like them. I still watch it sometimes while I’m stretching hahah.

Surfline and redbullsurfing, if you don’t wanna miss the best surfing performances.

Pregnancy, I guess hahah, just for a few months.

I love to sleep at night, so I would say paddle power ahhah.

Trust the process and try to enjoy it.