title: Surfmen
text: # Surfmen
  
  Surfmen was the terminology used to describe members of the United States Lifesaving Service. It is also currently the highest qualification in the United States Coast Guard for small boat operations. 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 8 feet (2.4 m) for 36 days or more per year.
  
  U.S. Coast Guard Surf Stations :
  
  | Name | District | Sector | City | State | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 | |
  