The Australian Open of Surfing is an annual surf, skate and music event held on Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia.
It is owned by IMG The inaugural nine-day event was held from the 11 to 19 February 2012.
[1][2] The event began as the ‘Malfunction' Surf Festival in 1984.
In 2012, the Longboard Surfing Open replaced the ‘Malfunction’ competition and went on to become the largest World Surf League sanctioned longboard competition in Australia.
The open is held every March at Kingscliff, Tweed Heads, New South Wales.