surf boat

a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf.

Origin of surf boat

First recorded in 1855–60; surf + boat

The Long-boat being cast off, the Surf-boat was soon filled.

The Wreck of the Golden Mary |Charles Dickens
The lines which they form can be seen in the drawing of the surf-boat, given on a subsequent page.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 |Various
You see, I'd have to get papers at the port, though there are plenty of lonely beaches where one could get a surf-boat off.

Long Odds |Harold Bindloss
Our surf-boat has a plank badly split; and if she hadn't there's not a man on all this coast could run you off to-night.

The League of the Leopard |Harold Bindloss

At length a surf-boat, towed by a smaller one, proceeded towards the wreck.

Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean |Marmaduke Park