[4] The contest site for the 2020 Games was announced to be Tsurigasaki Beach located about 40 miles (64 km) outside of Tokyo in Ichinomiya, Chiba.

Only one rider was permitted to ride a wave at any given time, using a common surfing etiquette[8] rule where the surfer who is closest to the peak has right of way.

On 28 September 2015, surfing was featured on a shortlist along with baseball, softball, skateboarding, karate, and sport climbing to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

[14] Surfing at the Olympics is currently limited to high-performance shortboards only,[15] separated into categories of gender.

[16] Quota places were allocated to the athletes at the following events: There was a maximum of 2 men and 2 women per NOC.