moya 1, France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dzaoudzi, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DZA (DZA), 3 km.

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About moya 1

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (103°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (283°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dzaoudzi, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DZA (DZA), 3 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 27 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to DZA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG).
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at moya 1, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft6 shollow	83kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	3 ft6 shollow	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft6 shollow	72kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 shollow	53kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 shollow	33kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 shollow	61kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 shollow	73kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 shollow	15kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 shollow	65kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 shollow	47kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to DZA, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 27h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf moya 1
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf moya 1
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf moya 1
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf moya 1
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to DZA, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 27h door to door

Rough cost

About £1,175–£2,345 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to DZA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£800–£1,665
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£85–£145
Total		£1,175–£2,345

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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