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Surf City Half Marathon weather
February 7, 2027 · Huntington Beach, CA · traditional start around 7:45 AM (America/Los_Angeles) — not yet confirmed for 2027. What the start usually feels like, year by year — and a live start-time read once the race confirms its schedule and race week arrives.
Countdown
163 days to race day
The live race-day forecast unlocks 157 days from now, when February 7, 2027 enters the 7-day forecast window. Until then, live hourly data is not available; the history below shows what race morning usually looks like.
The 2027 start time hasn't been published yet — the 7:45 AM start shown here is carried from a previous edition. We'll switch on the live start-time read when the race posts its schedule.
Typical start temp
52°F
median of 20 years
A warm year
53°F
75th percentile start temp
Rain at the start
10%
2 of 20 measured years
Race-morning weather history
Typical early-Feb Huntington Beach mornings: cool coastal (upper 40s–50s F), sometimes damp/marine-layer; typical-climate characterization, UNVERIFIED; ERA5 backfill supplies actuals. COVID: 2021 in-person disrupted (virtual/rescheduled) — flag. The 1st-Sunday-Feb rule holds across normal years including the "Super Bowl Sunday" era (when the Super Bowl itself was the 1st Sunday of Feb). Wyndo tracks what this calendar slot has actually served up at the start hour — temperature, dew point, wind, and rain — including the years when weather canceled or disrupted the race, and reads the live forecast for the start once the race confirms its schedule and race week arrives.
Median start temp
52°F
p75 (a warm year): 53°F
Median dew point
47°F
at the start hour
Rain at the start
10%
2 of 20 measured years
Warmest start
60°F
in 2013
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| Year | Start temp | Dew point | Wind | Precip (start hr) | Day's high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53°F | 46°F | 5 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2025 | 53°F | 51°F | 4 mph | dry | 66°F |
| 2024 | 54°F | 47°F | 6 mph | dry | 61°F |
| 2023 | 54°F | 53°F | 1 mph | dry | 63°F |
| 2022 | 46°F | 38°F | 4 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2021 | 49°F | 46°F | 4 mph | dry | 65°F |
| 2020 | 53°F | 46°F | 2 mph | dry | 64°F |
| 2019 | 55°F | 49°F | 7 mph | 0.2 mm | 59°F |
| 2018 | 52°F | 50°F | 2 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2017 | 54°F | 51°F | 3 mph | dry | 58°F |
| 2016 | 51°F | 34°F | 5 mph | dry | 82°F |
| 2015 | 53°F | 50°F | 4 mph | dry | 72°F |
| 2014 | 45°F | 33°F | 5 mph | dry | 62°F |
| 2013 | 60°F | 53°F | 3 mph | dry | 71°F |
| 2012 | 48°F | 33°F | 4 mph | dry | 72°F |
| 2011 | 51°F | 49°F | 2 mph | dry | 73°F |
| 2010 | 51°F | 46°F | 4 mph | dry | 59°F |
| 2009 | 50°F | 48°F | 5 mph | dry | 68°F |
| 2008 | 52°F | 47°F | 7 mph | 1.1 mm | 57°F |
| 2007 | 47°F | 39°F | 4 mph | dry | 76°F |
Slot climatology: each row is the weather at this race's usual calendar slot and start hour (ERA5 reanalysis at the start line) — including years when the edition was canceled or moved. A computed slot date is not a claim the race ran that day.
Your heat-adjusted goal for the half marathon
The same cited model as the full calculator, pointed at this race: the median start-hour conditions this calendar slot has served up — climatology, not a forecast.
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Race facts
- Start line
- Pacific Coast Highway at Huntington St, Huntington Beach — start/finish ~0.5 mi southeast of the Huntington Beach Pier, course runs along PCH by the beach. Coordinate is a Nominatim-anchored estimate on PCH near Huntington St — approximate.
- Traditional start (not confirmed for 2027)
- 7:45 AM (America/Los_Angeles) — Half Marathon 7:45 AM; full Marathon 6:30 AM; 5K and beach mile separate (runsurfcity.com schedule / findmymarathon). Headline = Half at 7:45 AM. Carried to 2027 (2027 detailed schedule not yet fully posted).
- Field size
- HALF-MARATHON-ONLY finisher count could not be sourced (set null). The scout figure (~18k) was a COMBINED half+full+5K estimate — not half-only. The weekend sells out around ~15,000–20,000 total across distances (seecalifornia / event previews, UNVERIFIED); the Half is the largest single field but its standalone finisher count is not published in sources checked. Needs a per-distance results pull before assigning a number.
- Registration
- open (sells out; Boston-qualifier marathon alongside the half)
Wyndo is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Surf City Half Marathon (officially the "Surf City USA Marathon") or its organizers. Race names are used descriptively to identify the event; schedules and start times belong to the race — always confirm details on the official site. Weather guidance here is informational, never medical advice, and event alert flags on race day belong to the race's own medical team.