Yago Dora adds a sharp turn to his Portugal barrel

The World Surf League's beachside clip catches a clean ride before deteriorating conditions cut the competition day short.

Channel: World Surf League Story of October 18, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 40,534 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (3,816).

@yagodora just wanted to make sure the @meoinstagram @ripcurl #ProPortugal was called ON! ✅

The caption says "DAY 2 IS ON!" The ocean would not cooperate for the whole session, but Yago Dora supplies a persuasive opening argument in the World Surf League's Portugal Short.

Filmed from the beach, the clip follows Dora through the hollow of a wave. An off-camera voice identifies him, then he emerges and snaps a sharp turn off the crest before riding through the whitewash. That turn, rather than the event announcement, is what several viewers single out in the comments.

The Short drew roughly 37,000 views in its opening 19 hours, running well ahead of the channel's usual Shorts start. It is a brief, uninterrupted piece of surfing amid the league's longer broadcasts and daily recaps from Supertubos.

Those recaps give the cheerful caption a little context: conditions worsened, and competition stopped after the opening women's quarterfinals. Bettylou Sakura Johnson advanced past Francisca Veselko, while Caitlin Simmers defeated Carissa Moore. Dora's ride preserves the more inviting side of a day that became increasingly difficult to surf.

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The numbers

Dora's clip is drawing views much faster than a usual WSL Short. Its comment section is also busier than the channel's typical first day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,816

this video

40,534

subscribers

1,660,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

768,846,809

views per day

971,332

the video

views

36,921

comments

10

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

World Rugby

2,050,000

New Zealand Cricket

1,990,000

PGA Tour

1,780,000

World Surf League

1,660,000

All Blacks

1,420,000

Lord's Cricket Ground

1,290,000

As of October 18, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.