Koby Abberton

Abberton was born in the south-eastern Sydney beach-side suburb of Maroubra to a heroin-addicted mother and a criminally inclined father (who was not his biological father but instead his mother's boyfriend), living in the "housing commission capital of Sydney". Abberton states that his home birth was not a result of specified choice, but as a method of avoiding the hospital where he says his mother "knew she'd get in trouble for being on heroin". Abberton is one of four children and brother to Jai, Sunny, and Dakota Abberton, all surfers.

Abberton describes the start of his career as the time when his "life got better." Following a disagreement with Abberton's mother's boyfriend, who assaulted him with a baseball bat, Abberton suffered a head injury during the altercation and he chose to re-locate to his older brother Sunny's house. Of the argument Abberton says "I just started crying. He Abberton said "Don’t worry, just try to forget about it and put everything you’ve got into your surfing. That’s our way out of this life," and that's when it all started." Abberton pursued his surfing career, going on to achieve sponsorship and international recognition for his abilities and achievements. Read Less