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MOYA 2. Photo: mwanasimba from La Réunion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

MOYA 2

Surf spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

22Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: too small (2 ft swell at 5 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft8 shollow
Energy
9kJ
Wind
SE 6 kn
Temp
26°C

Tue 3 · 18 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 shollow
Energy
20kJ
Wind
N 7 kn
Temp
27°C

Wed 4 · 17 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 shollow
Energy
19kJ
Wind
ESE 6 kn
Temp
26°C

Thu 5 · 25 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
13kJ
Wind
NE 4 kn
Temp
26°C

Fri 6 · 37 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
22kJ
Wind
NE 0 kn
Temp
27°C

Sat 7 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
9kJ
Wind
SE 6 kn
Temp
27°C

Sun 8 · 12 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 shollow
Energy
3kJ
Wind
SW 8 kn
Temp
29°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 114, too small
  2. Mon 28, too small
  3. Tue 318, too small
  4. Wed 417, too small
  5. Thu 525, too small
  6. Fri 637, too small
  7. Sat 716, too small
  8. Sun 812, too small
  9. Mon 910, too small
  10. Tue 1027, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best in Sep2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at MOYA 2, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov14, too small2 ft5 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)17kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot27°C
Mon 2Nov8, too small1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots26°C
Tue 3Nov18, too small1 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.)20kJwind from the north, 7 knots27°C
Wed 4Nov17, too small1 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.)19kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots26°C
Thu 5Nov25, too small2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.)13kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots26°C
Fri 6Nov37, too small2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the north-east, 0 knots27°C
Sat 7Nov16, too small2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots27°C
Sun 8Nov12, too small1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.)3kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Mon 9Nov10, too small1 ft6 shollow1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots28°C
Tue 10Nov27, too small2 ft4 shollow3 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots26°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 05:50 +1.1 mLow 12:22 −0.9 mHigh 18:33 +0.6 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 00:35 −0.7 mHigh 07:08 +0.8 mLow 13:47 −0.7 mHigh 20:15 +0.5 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:25 −0.6 mHigh 08:58 +0.7 mLow 15:30 −0.7 mHigh 22:01 +0.7 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of MOYA 2

Plage de Grand Moya
Photo: Kikilol13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moya from La Vigie
Near MOYA 2. Photo: mwanasimba from La Réunion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About MOYA 2

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (76°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (256°). 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 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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. The town to stay in is Labattoir, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,630–US$3,140 each

about US$1,630–US$3,140 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DZA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$898–US$1,870
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$188
Totalabout US$1,630–US$3,140

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 2 towns

Closest

Labattoir

3 min by car · 10 places to stay

See 10 places to stay in Labattoir · Booking.com

About Labattoir its beds, food and every spot near it

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 27h

About 27h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DZA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 25 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.