The reader can infer that the narrator wants to be a great surfer.
Explanation:
George Freeth and Alexander Humer Ford were big names in surfing in the early 20th century, being influential forts and great inspirations for Sufis around the world today.
Knowing this, when we read the phrase "But tomorrow, ah, tomorrow, I shall be out in that wonderful water, and I shall come in standing up, even as Ford and Freeth," we can infer that the narrator is an ambitious aspirant to to be a brilliant surfer with Freeth and Ford as his main inspirations.
