So glad everything is okay so far Jen... I hope everyone else is too!!
I remember spinning out when the Boxing Day tsunami hit, seeing that surge thing happen on the news footage. I always imagined it to be like a massive wave coming up really high (yes, I am blonde - it's my disclaimer in life LOL). I can imagine it would have been scary to see that!
BTW - we only had minor warnings where we were... The Gold Coast was expected to have heavier waves, but as far as I know it all fizzled out to nothing.