Fox Hill Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've scanned the charts for Fox Hill Point and I gotta be straight with you—this is a tough run. We're looking at a 16-day window that's almost entirely filled with tiny, gutless waves and a whole lot of "poor surf conditions." The water is sitting at 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won't be freezing your tail off while you're sitting there staring at flatness.

The first bit of the run is a real write-off. From Sunday the 12th right through to Tuesday the 22nd of July, it's a long stretch of nothing special. The swell is pathetic, mostly around 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft with a combined wave energy that's barely a whisper (11 to 39). The wind is all over the place—cross, cross-off, and even a bit of offshore at times—but with that little energy, it's like trying to polish a turd. The waves are clean, but they're clean and flat. This is a long, dry gap.

Then we get a bit of a pulse late on Monday the 20th and into Tuesday the 21st. The swell bumps up to 4 ft to 7 ft from the SSE, and the combined energy kicks into moderate to strong territory (97 to 431). The problem? The wind is cross-on or onshore, making it messy and choppy, and the period is a short, weak 5 to 7 seconds. That 7 ft on Tuesday afternoon is too big for beginners and the conditions are poor. It's a pass for paddle surfing, but with that much wind and swell, the setup at Fox Hill Point could be more interesting for kite surfing than a paddle session.

The only real glimmer in this whole 16-day outlook comes on Thursday the 23rd of July. In the afternoon, we finally get a bit of a break. The swell drops to a manageable 2 ft from the ESE with a 7-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 78. But the wind turns offshore from the WNW, and the conditions are described as "gentle offshore and clean." It's still small, and the comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is the best we've got. It's a 1 out of 10, but it's the only session that's even worth a look. The swell is small, but clean offshore wind at Fox Hill Point is a treat. The break is a reef, fairly consistent, and exposed to the SE swell, so this little ESE bump will wrap in okay. The wind is the star here. Get on it Thursday afternoon if you're desperate for a paddle.

After that, it's back to the doldrums. The rest of the run from Friday the 24th to Monday the 27th is all tiny 1.0 ft to 2 ft waves, clean but lifeless, with combined energy barely cracking 70. There's a moment on Monday morning the 27th with glassy conditions, but the swell is only 1 ft. It's a flat spell, plain and simple.

So, to wrap it up: the best on offer is a very small, clean window on Thursday afternoon the 23rd. It's not a standout by any stretch, but it's the only thing that's not a total write-off. For the rest, you're better off checking the wind forecast for a kite session or just taking a break.

Rusty.

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