Moving to sunny Southern Cal feels like punishment to 17-year-old Anne. The hippie-ish school is different from her old one on the East Coast, and the social scene is all about hanging out at the beach and surfing. And then there's Ellie: beautiful, competitive queen of the social scene who takes an instant disliking to Anne. So when Chris - one of Ellie's oldest friends and, oh yeah, the most gorgeous guy in school - reaches out to Anne and offers to teach her how to surf, sparks fly...in more ways than one.