UPDATE

Laguna Beach public safety officials were prepared to handle a two-foot surge along the oceanfront Tuesday evening, following a tsunami advisory, but the event did not happen.

Two additional lifeguards were added to the roster after the National Weather Service issued the advisory for coastal California and Oregon following a huge earthquake in the Samoan Islands around 11 a.m. Pacific time. The tsunami was expected to hit the Pacific coast around 8 p.m. Tuesday.

“We were expecting a two-foot [tidal] surge, but it did not materialize,” Laguna Beach Police Lt. Jason Kravetz said Wednesday. “There were strong rip tides,” he added.