In areas with rough bathymetry, the vertical structure of ocean eddies can be decomposed into “surface modes,” which are surface intensified, and exhibit a velocity of nearly zero at the bottom. Furthermore, ocean surface modes are ubiquitous. Atlases of the first surface mode (SM1) deformation radius were computed on a global 0.25°×0.25° grid using WOA2013 and the data from Generalized Digital Environment Model (GDEM). Monthly and seasonal changes were also analyzed. The annual average SM1 deformation radius was approximately 1.5 times larger than the Rossby radius of deformation; the main difference occurred in areas with rough bathymetry, including continental margins and mid-ocean ridges. The seasonal and monthly average SM1 deformation radius shows an evident annual cycle.