Tragedy forces the Bell Family to leave their idyllic life in Southern California for the rugged coast of the Pacific Northwest. Seventeen year old Jonah, an avid surfer, soon finds more than just the ocean is colder than he expected. Conflict arises when he questions the very foundations the town is built on. Fellow surfer, and popular Meigsville High classmate, Cody Lloyd, gives Jonah the ultimatum; "You're either with us or against us." His life is further complicated by a love/hate relationship with his new neighbor, "Judicious" Jennifer Dupree, and by Cody's fawning ex-girlfriend, Mariah...