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  • 5K
  • 5 km
  • Huntington Beach
  • Event dates –
  • Open entry

Surf City Marathon 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2027 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

Surf City Marathon 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
83/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
17 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Surf City Marathon 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
5 km
Terrain
Road, Beach
Scenery
Coastal, City, Desert, Waterfront, Parkland

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where does the Surf City Marathon 5K route go?

The Surf City Marathon 5K route starts at Intersection of Pacific Coast Highway & Huntington Street, Huntington Beach (start 11:00 AM). Underfoot, expect a road course.

Race character

Scenery

  • Coastal
  • City
  • Desert
  • Waterfront
  • Parkland

Atmosphere

  • Scenic Tour
  • Festival
  • Destination

Terrain

  • Road
  • Beach

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.

Race day logistics

Expo / packet pickup
Race Expo & Packet Pick-Up at Huntington Beach Parking Lots, 21291 Pacific Coast Highway, on Feb 5 (12:00 PM-6:00 PM) and Feb 6 (10:00 AM-4:00 PM); all marathon, half and 5K runners must collect bibs at the expo.

Access and course status

Start
Intersection of Pacific Coast Highway & Huntington Street, Huntington Beach (start 11:00 AM)

Course facts

Notable features
  • Weekend includes a Beach Mile run on the soft sand near Pacific Coast Highway & Huntington Street (Sat Feb 6, 11:00 AM) in addition to the marathon, half marathon and 5K

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 14°CTypical temperature
  • 17 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 83Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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