Surfing at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines was held at waters off Barangay Urbiztondo in San Juan, La Union.

[3] There were concerns that surfing events were about to be suspended due to Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy) affecting the waves in the venue.

[4] Four gold medals were at stake in surfing; in men's and women's shortboard and in men's and women's longboard.

[4] Roger Casugay gave up a gold medal position to save a fellow Indonesian competitor from drowning.

[5][6] Casugay, won hearts on social media with his kind deed, eventually won a rematch against Nurhidayat and bested fellow Filipino surfer Rogelio Esquivel for the gold medal.