Cutback /kuht-bak/ verb or noun: a surfing maneuver in which a surfer radically turns the board around to head in the opposite direction. 18 year old Micah seemingly has is it all: he's popular, he has everything money can buy and he's a ferocious surfer. For Micah, winter in Hawaii normally brings big and powerful waves, but this winter, he and his family encounter something more dangerous than pounding surf that causes them to re-evaluate their priorities.