Tsunami watch

[Capn Sunshine]

here in Malibu, the water just receded to a point where the enitre pier at Paradise Cove is exposed.

Friend called, says Long Beach Harbor has gotten empty, boats completely exposed. But He's high a lot. Might be exaggeration.

CNN is watching Hawaii live.

[LibraLiz1973]

1. OMG

I just spit diet coke on my screen when I got to the part where you said your friend is high a lot.

[LibraLiz1973]

2. Is there a place to see the Malibu area and the effects?

[Capn Sunshine]

3. try this site

http://www.mybeachcams.com/california/los_angeles/

http://www.surfline.com/surf-report/malibu-southern-california_4209/

a lot are down due to traffic overload

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. Tsunasty watch...

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[Capn Sunshine]

5. water receeding call you back

Text from a friend in Ventura
WTF my return message

[denbot]

6. Your friend was not just high, Alley and I were on the docks across from Long Beach

Today was the last day we had to pay on a slip for a boat we are trying to buy. Around 12:40 we were walking off the dock that our hopefully new boat will be birthed when I noticed the water quickly flowing passed the dock out towards the Vincent Tomas Bridge then out to sea.

After reaching the parking lot, we walked about 30 yards to the next marina named Holiday Harbor and started walking down that dock, to check out the sea approach to our new slip. AT the head of that dock there was a 35' or so Hunter Sailboat completely on her fin keel with 90% of her hull out of the water. We continued to walk to the end of the dock with the plan if we see a tidal bore/wave approaching we would jump on the nearest large boat and ride it out. As we reached the end of the dock we started hearing LOUD popping noises of wood breaking or cracking. I told Alley we better head back and we turned around. On a vertical piling we walked by moments ago the inside vertical "rubrail" was bowed out and over hanging the dock by a couple of feet. We fast walked to the head of the dock and on the way could see the entire floating dock raise up along the pilings about 2-3 feet in a matter of one or two minutes. Of course Alley had to stop by one of the pilings to pull a couple of mussels off one the bars that was grinding it's way up the pilings that hold the floating dock in place along it's length. I made sure I had a good grip on her while she freed a couple of shell fish from being crushed. I did not have the heart to tell her that I did not think a mussel can survive on the muddy harbor bottom.

When we reach the head of the 200 yard or so long dock the Hunter Sailboat was no longer sitting on it's keel, but floating free, and even being pulled down on the side tied to the dock which did not rise as high relative to the boats.

We have actually seen the affects of a tsunami, the most mildest effects to be sure, but we did.

[Kali]

7. good story!

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