From space, Super Typhoon In-fa looks less like a weather system and more like a interdimensional portal to somewhere nobody wants to go.
A satellite visualization circulating on Instagram shows a nearly black eye surrounded by an enormous, churning ring of blood-red, orange, and yellow clouds. The colors are enhanced infrared imagery, not actual flames. But the monster underneath is very real.
See the shocking size of the storm below.
As of October 29, In-fa was a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon, packing sustained winds of 150 mph as it marched west-northwest across the Pacific. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued typhoon warnings for Agrihan, Pagan, and Alamagan in the Northern Mariana Islands, with the storm forecast to pass just north of Agrihan.
And that terrifying eye? The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) measured it at roughly 40 nautical miles wide, or 46 miles. Meteorologists described the cyclone as having “some annular characteristics”—a remarkably symmetrical ring of intense thunderstorms wrapped around a nearly cloud-free center.
As if the satellite images weren’t intimidating enough, there’s the ocean.
Halfway across the world, Super Typhoon In-fa is taking on a rare “annular” look as it churns up waves reaching 60 FEET across the Western Pacific…
Annular cyclones feature a massive, symmetric eye surrounded by a thick, even ring of storms, with almost no outer spiral bands.… pic.twitter.com/hqanWDW5G7
— Max Velocity (@MaxVelocityWX) October 29, 2026
Meteorologist Max Velocity posted about 60-foot waves on X. And the number isn’t just social-media hype. In its October 29 analysis, the JTWC reported a “SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT” of 60 feet.
To be clear, that’s the estimated average height of the highest one-third of waves in the open ocean—not a prediction of 60-foot surf breaking along the coastline. Even so, it’s an absolutely monstrous sea state.
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For coastal perspective, the NWS warned of dangerous 10-to-14-foot breaking surf and rip currents along Guam and Rota’s exposed reefs.
The latest Pacific powerhouse arrives just days after Super Typhoon Champi slammed Taiwan with cartoonishly gigantic waves, sending whitewater over seawalls and even toppling a massive harbor crane—chaos SURFER covered extensively.
First Champi. Now In-fa. The Pacific isn’t taking a breather.
The views from space are mesmerizing. Down below? Terrifying.
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