( CNN ) -- For the millions of us who sit at desks all day , Carissa Moore 's description of her workplace might sound a little cruel . `` The water is my office and yeah , I get to spend almost every day in the ocean , and that 's tremendous , '' Moore told CNN 's Human to Hero series . A place that conjures up an image of air-conditioned confinement to most means nothing but fresh air and freedom to the Hawaiian surfer . `` I just love riding a wave . I love getting up early in the morning and driving down to the beach and paddling out and every time I go out , I 'm looking for that perfect wave , '' she explains . `` When you 're out there and you find that one that you want to go for , it 's just like everything else in the world disappears . `` It 's just you and the ocean and just spontaneity and an expression of yourself . There 's not really any thinking involved , it 's just doing . '' Admittedly , it may not be the most original statement ever uttered by a surfer , but Moore 's career so far has been anything but derivative . Carving up the field . The 22-year-old has taken the surfing world by storm in recent years , winning the women 's world championship twice in the last four seasons . Her first world crown was not only a personal triumph but a significant landmark for the sport as she clinched the title at the age of 18 to become the youngest-ever female world champion . `` My first world title in 2011 was a dream come true . I mean , I dreamed of it my entire life and so for it to finally pay off was the best thing ever , '' she says . `` I never really thought of myself being the youngest person . I still do n't . I really do n't look back and think , 'Oh ! that was such an accomplishment ! ' I think it was more just like , 'Yeah , I won a world title and that really meant something . ' In a way it was nothing more than surfing aficionados had expected given her incredible progression as a junior . Moore was born in Honolulu , on Hawaii 's third biggest island , Oahu -- home to some of the world 's most hallowed surf . `` Not only are the people so sweet , amazing and welcoming -- there 's so much `` aloha '' -- but the waves are perfect for growing up as a surfer , '' she says . Oahu 's 110 miles of coastline is dotted with spectacular surfing spots from the vertiginous waves of Waimea Bay on the north shore to Waikiki Beach . It was here , in the more benign waters in the south of the island , that Moore 's father introduced her to the sport . `` My dad actually was a very serious water man . He swam , he paddleboard raced , he did all sorts of things in the water , '' she says . `` He was the first one who introduced me to surfing and pushed me into my first wave when I was about four or five years old at Waikiki Beach . It was n't too serious in the beginning -- it was just us enjoying the ocean together . '' Making waves . By the time she was 10 , Moore was an experienced competitor and already dreaming big . `` I remember telling my dad : 'Hey , you know , I think I want to be the best that I can be in this sport . I want to see how far I can go , ' '' she recalls . In 2004 , aged 11 , Moore won the first of a record 11 national titles in events organized by the National Scholastic Surfing Association , the premier amateur circuit in the U.S . It was form that she carried into the professional ranks in 2010 when she finished third in her first full season on the Association of Surfing Professionals ( ASP ) women 's world championship tour , earning her the Rookie of the Year award . A year later she made history , winning the women 's world tour before a second title followed in 2013 as she won half of the season 's eight events . Success is n't just down to what you do on the board , you also need to pick your waves with care . `` It definitely takes years of being in the water . Sometimes when you 're sitting out in the ocean , you may not see a wave coming in , you just feel it and you move in the right direction and seconds later , there 's the wave . `` A good wave is one that has a nice wall ( that ) will allow for multiple turns and has a nice steepness to it . It 's tricky to describe . '' Moore 's surfing style has led to comparisons with her male counterparts and on occasions she has been granted entry to men 's events . In 2011 , she was the first woman to be offered a wild card entry to the men 's Triple Crown of Surfing in Hawaii .
Hawaiian -born surfer Moore is a double world champion . 2011 became sports youngest female world champion in Twenty-two-year-old . Women 's surfing beginning to attract similar profile to men 's world tour . Carissa Moore 's fame has arguably helped boost women 's world tour prize money .