Messanges & Moliets · France
Surfing Moliets Plage Centrale
A beach break in Messanges & Moliets, France, for beginner and intermediate surfers.
Moliets Plage Centrale is the main beach in Moliets, next to the mouth of the Courant d'Huchet, a small river that runs out of the forest.
The river moves the sandbanks around, so the best peak changes from week to week. Beginners and surf schools stay on the central beach. It's very exposed to west swell, and without an east wind it quickly gets messy. The surf shops and cafés are a short walk from the sand.
Summer is busy, with lifeguards, lessons and families. The Courant d'Huchet, the river behind the beach, is a nature reserve with boat trips and walking paths, a good plan on a flat day. Messanges is a few minutes south for more peaks.
When to surf
Moliets Plage Centrale
Moliets Plage Centrale is at its best from year-round. Conditions it likes: W swell, E wind.
October to March: Prime
Biggest, most powerful groundswell, quieter off-season
April to June: Good
Reliable swell, milder crowds
July to August: Quiet
Smaller swell, packed beaches and high prices
The year across Landes (Hossegor)
Waves near Moliets Plage Centrale
Getting there
Where to stay: Moliets has a small resort centre by the main beach and a golf course. Messanges is mostly large campsites behind the dune, busy in summer and very quiet the rest of the year.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Messanges & Moliets guide.
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