Fox Hill Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gather 'round, grab a coffee. Rusty here.

Alright, looking at the next 16 days for Fox Hill Point, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty flat and quiet run. There are no true standouts, no days where it all comes together. The pulse of swell is weak through the entire period, with the combined swell energy barely cracking 100 for most of it. The most energy we see is 260 (moderate) on the 6th of September, but that’s paired with an onshore wind and messy conditions. Water temp's sitting at 66°F with a tiny 0.4°F anomaly, so pretty much average for this time of year – not a factor.

The first recommendation doesn’t really come until the morning of the 7th of September, and even then it’s marginal. That’s a full 9-day gap with nothing surfable.

Let’s walk through it. From the 28th of August through to the 6th of September, it’s all "poor surf conditions" – tiny waves, wrong winds, or a combination of both. The 2nd of September afternoon shows a jump in height to 5ft from the S, with a period of 6 seconds, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, making it a messy, blown-out mess. That energy is 210 (moderate), but for paddle surfing, it’s not worth it. Kite surfers might find something there.

The morning of the 7th of September is the closest we get to a window. It’s glassy, with a 2ft swell from the E, period of 10 seconds, and the energy is 109 (weak). The conditions are described as "surfable waves but very ordinary." It’s clean because of the glassy wind, but the swell is tiny and weak. For a beginner, that 2ft is fine, and the glassy wind will make it look pretty, but there’s just no power. Fox Hill Point is a reef break, so the longish 10-second period is okay here, but with that little energy, the waves won’t have much push. For the sheer fact it’s the only morning that’s glassy with any swell, that’s the best on offer, but it’s a sad best.

After that, from the 8th of September onward, it’s back to tiny, weak swells and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The 9th and 10th of September have clean cross-offshore winds from the NW, but the swell is down to 1.0-1ft, with energy in the teens and 20s – absolutely flat.

Real talk: this is a blank run for the area. Fox Hill Point is fairly consistent, but when the swell windows are this small and the conditions are this poor, it’s a dry spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the board at home for a week and a half.

Rusty.

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