Witches Wave - Halloween Run 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs
About this race
Witches Wave Halloween Run – A Spooky Sprint by the Sea! 🧙♀️🌊
📍 Lot 25 Bolsa Chica State Beach
🎃 Run Fast, Get Spooky, and Ride the Wicked Wave!
The ocean’s not the only thing making waves this Halloween! Get ready to lace up for the Witches Wave Halloween Run, where the beach meets the boo for a fright-filled 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon. Whether you’re running as a wicked witch, daring vampire, or glow-in-the-dark ghost, this is your chance to hit the sand in spooktacular style!
🌊 FAST, FUN & FRIGHTENINGLY COMPETITIVE!
🏅 Chip-timed event for accurate results
🏆 Age group awards for top finishers
🎖 Finisher medals for all participants
🥇 Awards to the Top 3 male & female finishers in each distance - Age Group Awards
👻 COSTUME CONTEST
Costume Contest 🧟♀️: Bring your creepiest, funniest, or most creative Halloween costume and compete for prizes!
Witch’s Cackle Showdown 🧙♀️: Step up to the mic, unleash your best evil laugh, and compete for a ghoulish prize.
🎉 FINISH LINE FRIGHT FEST
Stick around after your run for a wicked good time:
🎶 DJ spinning Halloween classics
🍬 Trick-or-Treat Candy Station
📸 Halloween-themed photo ops
💃 Monster Mash Dance-Off
🎃 Pumpkin Ring Toss with Prizes
🦇 RACE LOCATION & PARKING DETAILS
📍 Bolsa Chica State Beach- Lot 25
🚗 Parking:
State Park charges $15 per vehicle – carpool if you can!
Limited metered street parking available
Pacific City parking structure is an option — warm up with a short ¾-mile jog to the race start
📍 Race Day Pickup
Available starting at 7:00 AM at the event site.
🗓 Race Day Schedule
7:00 AM — Packet Pickup Opens
7:30 AM — Half Marathon Start
8:30 AM — 10K Start
8:30 AM — 5K Start
🎟 REGISTER NOW… IF YOU DARE!
Spots are limited, and this event is bound to be a scream!
Sign up today and run with the wicked waves! 👻🏃♀️💨
Pick your distance
Running
5K
All finishers receive a medal
10K
All finishers receive a medal
Half Marathon
All finishers receive a medal
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Huntington Beach, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 6:14 PM local time (PDT) in Huntington Beach on October 18, 2026 — 11h 15m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 22 Huntington Beach events
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