Fox Hill Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. We’re looking at Fox Hill Point, and the outlook is a tough one. The next 16 days are mostly a dud—a long, flat spell with only a couple of weak blips. From late July through the first week of August, there’s almost nothing worth paddling for.

Starting Thursday the 30th of July, it’s a write-off. Cloudy, a 5ft swell from the ENE with a short, gutless 6 second period, and a cross-onshore wind from the NE at 25 mph mucking it up. The wave energy is moderate (203), but it’s just messy. The afternoon isn’t any better, with a 4ft E swell.

Friday the 31st and Saturday the 1st of August see cleaner conditions, but the swell is tiny—just 2ft or less—from the SE and SSE, with energy dropping to the weak range (48-60). It stays flat and poor through Sunday the 2nd, which sees a 5ft SSE bump but a 25 mph cross-shore wind stops it being any good. The energy is still weak (99).

From Monday the 3rd through to Friday the 7th of August, it’s tiny, under 3ft mostly, and while we get some clean wind windows, the swell just isn’t there. The combined energy is weak (14 to 72).

Finally, on Saturday the 8th of August, there’s a tiny pulse. The morning shows a 2ft SSE swell with a 9 second period, and the wind goes glassy—dead calm. The combined energy is moderate (88), and it’s the only wave of the whole run that’s even “surfable but very ordinary.” If you’re going to risk it, that’s your only real shot. Fox Hill Point is a reef break, exposed but not to the optimum SE direction, so it’ll be small.

After that, it’s back to small and choppy through the 9th to the 12th. Then Thursday the 13th of August brings a real change: a 3ft SE swell with a long 12 second period (groundswell), and the combined energy jumps into the strong range (407 in the morning, 613 in the afternoon). This is the only real size in the whole outlook, but a cross-onshore wind at 15-20 mph makes it choppy. The long period means it could shape up well at the reef, but the wind is against it. The water temp is about average for this time of year. Friday the 14th still has some marginal 4ft ESE swell with a 10 second period and 317 energy, but the wind is onshore.

So, the standout is that glassy Saturday the 8th morning, but it’s tiny. For the second week, the 13th offers the only swell of note, but expect chop. It’s a dry spell, but remember, forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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