Malabar Beach, Beach in Malabar, Sydney, Australia

Malabar Beach is a roughly 200-metre sandy beach in Malabar, south of Maroubra Beach and north of Little Bay. Randwick Golf Club sits on the cliffs to its right and Malabar Headland on the cliffs to its left. Boat ramps lie near both ends, and a rock pool sits further south below the golf club. The bay is shaped like a dolphin.

The beach was originally called Long Bay beach. After the MV Malabar wrecked in 1931, local residents petitioned for a new name, which was gazetted on 29 September 1933. Four other wrecks lie off the headland: the St Albans (1882), Try One (1947), SS Goolgwai (1955) and an unnamed barge (1955).

The beach was renamed after the MV Malabar, wrecked in 1931; local residents petitioned for the change, gazetted on 29 September 1933. The name recalls the ship rather than any Aboriginal tradition, and the headland has seen other wrecks, including the St Albans in 1882 and the SS Goolgwai in 1955.

Malabar Beach is reached through Cromwell Park, where a playground and barbecue were installed after the water quality improved. The beach has a lifeguard tower but is not patrolled by lifeguards or lifesavers, so swimmers should watch for small stingrays and blue-ringed octopuses. Two boat ramps sit at either end of the sand, and a rock pool lies further south below Randwick Golf Club.

Five wrecks lie off Malabar Headland: the St Albans (1882), the MV Malabar (1931), the Try One (1947), the SS Goolgwai (1955) and an unnamed barge (1955). The beach itself was gazetted under its new name on 29 September 1933 after residents petitioned, replacing Long Bay beach.