The men's shortboard competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris is being held from 25 July to 5 August at the Teahupo'o reef pass, Tahiti, a French overseas territory in the French Polynesia, located more than 9,320 miles (14,999 km) from Paris.

The length of each heat (25 to 40 minutes) and the number of waves each surfer can ride (maximum 25) are determined by the technical director ahead of the day of competition.

[8] After Australian surfing judge Benjamin Lowe posted a picture on social media of himself posing with Australian competitor Ethan Ewing and his coach Bede Durbidge, Lowe was removed from the judging panel by the International Surfing Association on August 1.

[13] All times are local, PFT (UTC−10) Surfers were pre-seeded according to their final ranking in the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games.

[23] The pairs in each heat were formed based on surfers' results in the round 1 and according to their pre-competition (PC) seeding, with the second places facing the third places:[20] During Medina's second run, Agence France-Presse photographer Jerome Brouillet captured an image that went viral, showing Medina and his surfboard appearing to hover above the water.