Mac turns up in Woogonga and calls in a debt that Snapper can't pay; Trotter races to win back Tracy and LightWave; and Buddy and Hunter finally have to face the truth about their future together.
Tracy locks Trotter out of the house after his night with Margaux and a new investor arrives on the scene to shake up Woogonga as Buddy goes into free fall over his experiences in Bali.
Dani discovers a new world with Tash but risks it for a once-in-a-lifetime surf break; Buddy and Shirley get caught up in Mac's dangerous dealings in Bali and a tragedy changes Buddy's life forever.
Dani struggles to get a loan to open her own surf shop and is confronted when a secret lover shows up in town; Hunter makes headway with LightWave USA while Buddy's jealousy jeopardises Kelly's acting career.
Buddy and Hunter make Trotter an offer he can't refuse to launch LightWave in the US as a guilty Snapper bites off more than he can chew trying to shift Mac's heroin and Tracy learns a difficult lesson at work.
It's six months later, Reg is released from prison but a surf trip with Snapper to Bali takes a dangerous turn; Buddy and Hunter party in California and Hunter finally has to pay the price of lying to his parents.