Swimmers, surfers and boaters are being warned of potentially dangerous currents, but there has been no major surge under a tsunami advisory issued for California after a magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Adrian Diaz said early Thursday that beaches just south of Los Angeles are seeing strong currents and a surge of about a foot — conditions he says are not particularly unusual for this time of year.
Orange County beaches, harbors, piers and marinas were reopened at 6 a.m.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued the advisory for a 300-mile stretch from south Orange County to Ragged Point about 50 miles northwest of San Luis Obispo.
San Diego County is not included under the tsunami advisory. In the county, waves of up to 8 inches are possible along the coast.
A tsunami advisory falls short of a tsunami warning, and waves inundating the land were not expected.
