How big do you think this typhoon wave is? (pic)
 

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com...oon_tok803.jpg

A high wave lashes a fishing port in Aki, western Japan Monday, June 21, 2004. A large typhoon lashed western Japan with heavy rains and powerful winds Monday, grounding airplanes, stalling ferries, and forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

I would guess atleast 75+ feet at the peak

What triggered it? Being that most are created by volcanoes, earth quakes, etc. that take place elsewhere.

holy cow batman

Surf's on dude!

Damn that's a bit to big for my blood, thank good i live in a America and dont have to worry for things like this.

Where in the USA do you live?

One could easily hit the west or east coast and be 10x that size by the time it makes it over here from Europe or Asia.

That's feecking huge :helpme

wow, that's huge...

free willy ?

Holy shit
thats a tsunami lol
mental note never move to Japan
:helpme

hang 10 to 400 feet d00d!

:helpme that is pretty big

the ultimate ride

that would be a dream for surfers

Dang.. i'd like to try my luck on one of those.. *NOT* :1orglaugh

:1orglaugh

Tripple over head +


:Graucho

Brraddah

WOW!!!:eek2

It is fuc*ing huge...


peace

wow

What is a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone?

The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993).

Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) are called "tropical depressions". (This is not to be confused with the condition mid-latitude people get during a long, cold and grey winter wishing they could be closer to the equator ;-)) Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 17 m/s they are typically called a "tropical storm" and assigned a name. If winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph)), then they are called: a "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E); a "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline); a "severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E); a "severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean); and a "tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean) (Neumann 1993).

Note that just the definition of "maximum sustained surface winds" depends upon who is taking the measurements. The World Meteorology Organization guidelines suggest utilizing a 10 min average to get a sustained measurement. Most countries utilize this as the standard. However the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the USA use a 1 min averaging period to get sustained winds. This difference may provide complications in comparing the statistics from one basin to another as using a smaller averaging period may slightly raise the number of occurrences (Neumann 1993).

actually every year japan gets hit with tsunamis
here is a link with some info on the waves and what causes them

http://www.crystalinks.com/tsunami.html

http://graphictank.com/funny/typhoon.jpg

based on the height of the base board to the top of the cover on the boat... i'm judging a six foot man could stand underneath it. Thats 22 6 ft. men stacked on top of each other.

132 ft.

Where is the aftermath pic?

Huuuuuge..................:helpme

But the wave is farther in the distance, so it could be much taller.

Somebody better call Billibong!

12" inches for sure.

that aint big thats only splashing against the wall which gives that affect. We get waves like that every winter when a wave hits a wall it can go very high just like that one. That aint big.

Godzilla did it :winkwink:

SURF'S UP!!! KOWABUNGA DUDE!!!! :thumbsup

damn is that for real?

its a goodthing that joens beach doesnt have waves like that

dang !! huge :eek2

holy crap glad we dont have that here...

even can`t imagine... looks huge!

i love logic hehe, good work!
I was gonna say about 140-150 myself just guesstimating

Ok I promise to not let my fat friends do any more belly flops in Japan. We are sorry.

holy shit!

How big? TOO BIG!

This is correct and it can't really be called a wave since it has already crashed into the breakwall.

I would LOVE to see a before and after video though. :)

thats pretty crazy. I am sure there was some extreme surfers that wanted to hit that wave..LOL

I keep telling everyone the poles are in the process of a reversal. This kind of unreal storm activity is only going to get worse and stranger.

fucking huge.

Sorry I read tampon :helpme

Thanks for saying it :)

can't believe there are so many idiots thinking that wave is a proper wave that rages 200ft high across the ocean.