The women's SUP surf competition at the 2022 Pan American Surf Games was held at Playa Venao in Pedasí District, Panama from 8 to 11 August 2022.
Competition format
The competition consisted of four rounds:
Round 1: 6 heats, 5 heats of 3 surfers and 1 of 4. The top 2 in each heat (12 total) advanced to quarter-finals. Quarter-finals: 4 heats of 3 surfers each; the top 2 in each heat (8 total) advanced to semi-finals. Semi-finals: 2 heats of 4 surfers each; the top 2 in each heat (4 total) advanced to the final. Final: 1 heat of 4 surfers, with the top three earning medals.
The length of each heat was 20 minutes. Scoring for each wave taken by the surfers is an average of 5 scores given by 5 judges, ranging from 0.1 to 10 points. The best two waves for each surfer counting and are added to obtain the total score.