How to watch Surfing at Olympics 2024: free streams, replay, highlights, catch-up on demand

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Carissa Moore of team United States catches a wave training for the 2024 Olympic surfing event in Tahiti.
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Watch surfing at Olympics 2024 for a highly competitive event full of strength and skill in one of the most stunning settings of the Summer Games. We may think of surfing as fun in the sun but there's a reason why all the surfers look so buff. It's not just about showing off. Below we have all the information on how to watch surfing replays and highlights from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games from anywhere in the world, including free streams and highlights on demand.

The surfing has made for some stunning shots, with the image of weather Brazilian Gabriel Medina one of the moments of Paris 2024. The action was disrupted by the weather but the men's final and women's final went ahead on August 5 and proved to be spectacular TV viewing. No spoilers but they're worth re-watching on catch-up. 

There were plenty of stories coming out of Teahupo’o, including Aussie Jack Robinson being forced to change the design of his board following complaints from South Korean officials. Furthermore, a judge wasbeen removed after being photographed embracing a member of the Australian team. Naughty.

Here's where to watch surfing replays and highlights from the 2024 Olympics streams online from anywhere – including FREE options.

Watch surfing at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: July 27 – July 31
  • Daily start: 1pm ET / 6pm BST
  • Finals dates: Aug 5

Best free streams

FREE surfing Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch surfing replays from Olympics 2024 for FREE with English language commentary on the BBC and iPlayer in the UK, RTE in Ireland, CBC in Canada and Channel 9 in Australia. 

Channel 9 and the 9Now streaming service in Australia has some of the most comprehensive Olympics 2024 free replays and highlights. And with surfing the country's national sport, you can watch full replays of the men's and women's finals in all their glory.

In fact, you can watch almost every session from every single 2024 Olympic event on demand through dedicated channels on the 9Now streaming service, including Olympic surfing.

Other, non-English language Olympics free streams can be found on ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), VRT (Belgium), RDS (Canada), Chilevision (Chile), Caracol (Colombia), DR (Denmark), France TV (France), RAI (Italy), Yle (Finland), ARD (Germany), ZDF (Germany), RUV (Iceland), JioCinema (India), TV3 (Lithuania), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), TVP (Poland), SABC (South Africa), RTVE (Spain), SNRT (Morocco), Canal 5 (Mexico) and the SRG SSR channels (Switzerland).

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How to watch surfing Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The surfing replays and highlights from Olympics 2024 are available on Peacock in the USA.

Broadcast rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics belong to NBC. All Olympics 2024 sessions are available to watch on Peacock. Select events will also be on the NBC, USA and MSNBC cable channels.

If you don't have cable, Peacock is the best option. You'll need a subscription to the ad-supported Peacock Premium which is $7.99 per month, or ad-less Peacock Plus which is $13.99 per month.

How to watch surfing Olympic 2024 live streams in the UK and Europe

While many public and national TV broadcasters have the TV and live stream rights to the Paris Olympic Games in the UK and Europe, it's the Discovery Plus subscription service that offers comprehensive coverage across the region.

Plans start at £6.99 per month, or the local equivalent, with 3,800 hours of live coverage across 55 channels. That means plenty of surfing replays and highlights are available on demand.  

The BBC and RTE are the places for free Olympics 2024 streams and edited highlights in the UK and Ireland. You can find a list of other public broadcasters with Olympics 2024 broadcast rights across Europe in the Rest of the World section below.

Official Olympic surfing broadcasters by region

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Can I watch 2024 Olympic surfing for free?

Check your local broadcaster above but people in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland and many other nations listed have free Olympics 2024 coverage as well as subscription broadcasters.

Those in Australia and Canada can watch almost every session of every Olympics 2024 event for free on 9Now and CBC. That will very likely include surfing free live streams.

Remember that, if you're traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch the 2024 Olympics free from abroad on your usual streaming service.

When is the surfing at the 2024 Olympics?

The 2024 Olympic surfing takes place between July 27 – 31. Start times are mostly 1pm ET / 6pm BST most days with the medals day beginning at 7pm ET (July 30) / midnight BST (July 31)

The next session takes place on Monday, August 5 (weather dependent). It begins at 5pm ET / 10pm BST. It is available on Peacock in the USA and Discovery Plus in the UK. Use a VPN to watch Olympic surfing for free on your usual streaming service above if you are away from home.

The 2024 Olympic surfing medal days and finals are on July 31. There are spare days running up to August 5 in case of bad weather.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic surfing on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2024 Olympic Games events on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@Olympics), Instagram (@Olympics), TikTok (@Olympics) and YouTube (@Olympics).

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Charlotte Henry
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Charlotte Henry is a journalist who has covered all things tech and media for a number of years for various publications. She reported in-depth as tech companies became media companies and vice versa. In her newsletter, The Addition, she focuses on the ever-changing streaming ecosystem as the likes of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+ fight for supremacy. Charlotte is also a close follower of sport (she’s a Spurs fan…) watching everything from Premier League football to Major League Baseball. Charlotte’s first book “Not Buying It: The Facts Behind Fake News” was published in 2019. Away from work, she can often be found at heavy metal concerts and festivals.