Fox Hill Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at Fox Hill Point.

Honestly, mate, it’s a quiet stretch ahead. The first real surf we see is on Wednesday, July 8th, but it’s nothing to write home about. We’ve got a bit of a dry spell before that with almost nothing usable.

For the first few days, the swell is tiny and the wind is messy. Tuesday the 7th is a write-off with weak, onshore wind and poor conditions. Wednesday morning, July 8th, shows a bit of life with a 5ft swell from the SE, but that cross-onshore wind from the SSE at 6 mph is going to spoil it. The water temp is about 65°F here, which is a bit warmer than usual for this time of year – about 2°F above average, so it’s a nice little bonus if you’re getting in.

Thursday the 9th is the best of the early days. The wind swings SW, cross-offshore, and it’s clean. The swell drops to 3ft from the ESE, combined energy is weak (107), but for a calm morning, it’s surfable. Not a standout, just a session.

Then we hit a real dry patch. From Friday the 10th all the way through to Sunday the 19th, it’s mostly flat or tiny, with poor conditions. The wind is all over the place, and the swell barely gets above 2ft. There’s a glassy moment on Friday afternoon the 10th, but the swell is only 1ft, so it’s barely a ripple. A long gap of nearly ten days with nothing worth paddling out for.

The only real standout comes on Sunday, July 19th, in the afternoon. We get a clean, offshore wind from the W at 6 mph, and the swell bumps up to 5ft from the SSE, with a combined energy of 198 – moderate. The period is short at 7 seconds, so it’s a bit choppy and won’t have that long, lined-up feel, but it’s the best clean surf we’ve seen. The swell direction matches the optimum SE direction for Fox Hill Point, so it’s hitting the reef right. This is the pick of the lot. For a beginner, 5ft is fine, but it’s not huge.

Monday, July 20th, the swell gets bigger – 5ft in the morning, 7ft in the afternoon – but the wind turns onshore and the conditions are messy. The combined energy in the afternoon is strong (731), but with cross-onshore wind and a short period, it’s going to be a lumpy, tricky session. This one is for experienced surfers only, and even then, it’s not ideal.

After that, it fades again. The last few days of the outlook are small and clean but not worth planning around.

So, the one true standout is Sunday afternoon, July 19th. Clean, offshore, 5ft from the SSE. Get on it.

Rusty.

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