Surfman

Surfman is the highest qualification for small boat operations in the United States Coast Guard. Originally, surfmen were members of one of the Coast Guard's predecessors, the United States Lifesaving Service.

Coast Guard Surfmen are rated to operate the 47-foot Motor Lifeboat in its most extreme operating conditions after undergoing training at the National Motor Lifeboat School.

List of Surf Stations The Surf Station designation is reserved for locations where wave conditions exceed for 36 days or more per year.

+U.S. Coast Guard Surf Stations Name Image District Sector City State Notes Ref. Station Barnegat Light 5 Delaware Bay Barnegat Light New Jersey Station Bodega Bay 11 San Francisco Bodega Bay California Station Cape Disappointment 13 Columbia River Ilwaco Washington Home base for the National Motor Lifeboat School. Station Chatham 1 Southeastern New England Chatham Massachusetts Station Chetco River 13 North Bend Brookings Oregon Station Coos Bay 13 North Bend Charleston Oregon Station Depoe Bay 13 North Bend Newport Oregon Station Golden Gate 11 San Francisco Sausalito California Station Grays Harbor 13 Columbia River Westport Washington Station Hatteras Inlet 5 North Carolina Ocracoke Island North Carolina Station Humboldt Bay 11 Humboldt Bay Humboldt Bay California Station Merrimack River 1 Boston Newburyport Massachusetts Station Morro Bay 11 Los Angeles / Long Beach Morro Bay California Station Oregon Inlet 5 North Carolina Nags Head North Carolina Station Quillayute River 13 Puget Sound La Push Washington Station Siuslaw River 13 North Bend Florence Oregon Station Tillamook Bay 13 Columbia River Garibaldi Oregon Station Umpqua River 13 North Bend Winchester Bay Oregon Station Yaquina Bay 13 North Bend Newport Oregon

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