This dataset includes concentrations of dissolved (<0.2 micrometers (µm)) manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) in surface (~2 meters) samples collected between 15 August 2018 and 6 September 2018 during the EXports Processes in the Oceans from RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS) cruise aboard R/V Roger Revelle cruise RR1813 at Ocean Station PAPA (Station P).