Fresh from high school, dewy-eyed Chicago teen T.T. (Dennis Christopher) follows the sun to a sleepy California beach town, but he'll have to lose his nerdy demeanor if he hopes to hang 10 with the surfer set in this gentle coming-of-age tale. In the meantime, amiable volleyball veteran Duke Slusarski (Seymour Cassel) takes a shine to the young dreamer while Duke's daughter (Glynnis O'Connor) encourages T.T. to think past the next wave.