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Yup.. but it makes sense to let the target come to you, if you know where to find it - A little comon sense works wonders here.
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I'd like to throw another 2 cents in here
Stiebler did an excellent analysis of the efficiency of staying static vs. patrolling at different speeds in your patrol area (should be still available in pdf at his downloads web) and concluded that cruising around at 9 knots surfaced produced the best chances of detecting targets vs fuel economy, etc.,
BUT, BUT, BUT ...
the very same Richard O'Kane mentioned in his books (Specifically the one about USS Tang IIRC) that in his opinion, the results were the same if he stayed static in the proper point or patrolled around; only that he could conserve fuel and battery much better when being static.
Of course, NOT SUBMERGED, but static and surfaced.
I just wanted to throw this in, as this is not specifically about being submerged/surfaced, but it touches a sensible factor that has to do with them, and that is cruising speed vs area covered and battery depleted.