A major earthquake hit Japan this morning, followed by a devastating tsunami on her east coast. Officials have issused warnings for the Western United States as well as Hawaii, who already saw minor effects from the waves traveling hundreds of miles across the Pacific. Down in Huntington Beach this morning, the coastal high school league has been postponed, and many anxious people are looking at the closed beach in disbelief. The tsunami watch alert is active from 8AM to 10AM, and during that time no one is allowed down on the beach. Lifeguards and HB police trucks are busy down on the sand, warning people and requesting that they leave the area. Not a single surfer made it into the line-up this morning, despite speculation that the tsunami wave will be minimal. Even the pier is locked up tight, the big iron gates and standing guards resembling something of a prison to us surfers.
A video should be posted later today, once the craziness ceases.
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