Tsunami Advisory Brings Waves of Spectators

Many curious people had the same idea Friday morning, to head to the Carlsbad beaches and watch for after a tsunami advisory was issued for the area around 8:41 a.m.

The advisory came after an  hit Japan at 9:46 p.m. PST Thursday. 

With about a two-foot surge expected, spectators say lifeguards told surfers to exit the water. The surfers obeyed until the lifeguards left, then promptly re-entered the ocean. By 10 a.m., children were playing on the beach and everything seemed back to normal. However, federal and county emergency management warn the tsunami threat has a 10- to 12-hour window on the West Coast.