Anne Marie surfer dagen lang på Hawaiis blå bølger. Håbet er at vinde en stor turnering, men på grund af uheldige oplevelser i fortiden, mangler hun den sidste nødvendige psyke for at vinde. Heldigvis har hun to gode veninder. Samtidig har en laber quarterback et godt øje til hende, så mon ikke det går alt sammen?
Filmmaker Warwick Thornton's international success has come at a personal cost. He has reached a crossroad in his life and something has to change. He has chosen to try giving up life in the fast lane for a while, to go it alone, on an isolated beach in one of the most beautiful yet brutal environments in the world, to see if he can transform and heal his life.
