The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.

A total of 88 surfers will qualify across various qualification tournaments. The host nation Chile, will be automatically be allocated ten quota spots across the eight events. In the shortboard category, a country can enter two athletes, with a maximum one in all other categories. A country can enter a maximum ten surfers (five per gender). An athlete can only qualify one quota for their country.^[1]

The following is the qualification summary.^[4]

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Nation	Men				Women				Total
	Shortboard	SUP surf	SUP race	Longboard	Shortboard	SUP surf	SUP race	Longboard	Surfers
Argentina	2	1	1	1	2	1	1		9
Barbados					1				1
Brazil	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	10
Canada	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	7
Chile	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	10
Colombia					1	1			2
Costa Rica	1	1	1	1	2		1	1	8
Ecuador					1	1			2
El Salvador				1		1		1	3
Mexico	2	1			1		1		5
Nicaragua					1				1
Panama	2		1	1			1		5
Peru	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	10
Puerto Rico		1	1				1	1	4
United States		1	1	1		1	1	1	6
Uruguay			1	1				1	3
Venezuela	2								2
Total: 17 NOCs	16	9	10	9	16	9	10	9	88

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