Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay is pictured Feb. 15, 2017, near the entrance to Humboldt Bay in Samoa, Calif. The Coast Guard has had a presence near the bar entrance to the bay since 1856.
The station is one of 21 surf stations in the Coast Guard. Surf stations are required where surf greater than 8 feet occurs 36 days or more each year. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall)