Summertide - Season 1

After his wife's death, Martin Field and his children return to Simon's Town, where he comes across his first love. Son Tristan runs into conflict with the local teenagers.

When Martin sets up a Marine Conservation Trust, he faces a hostile backlash from the fishing community. As Tristan deals with the consequences of his fight, he finds chemistry with Yolande.

Martin steps up for his children after their first day at school doesn't go well. Gavin plans to take his relationship with Rebecca to the next level.

Martin's proposal for no-take zones in False Bay angers the local fishermen. Tristan is initiated into a surf gang. And Rebecca and Gavin make up, though her feelings for Martin begin to resurface.

As Martin tries to unite the community with a beach clean-up, Rebecca faces having to sell the restaurant. Meanwhile, Gavin deals with his break-up and Lucy grows attached to the penguins.

When Tristan finds his mother's old camera, a reluctant Martin warns his son about the dangers of revisiting the past. Deciding to edit the footage anyway, Tristan uncovers buried secrets and reopens wounds that they both tried to forget.

While Martin tries to contend with the memories of his wife's drowning, Tristan turns to Yolande and Lucy is forgotten. Gavin comes up with an unexpected plan to help Rebecca.

As Martin tackles over-fishing in the bay, Tristan gets himself into serious trouble. Matters go from bad to worse when Martin finally shares the secret of Julia's death with Tristan.

Things go terribly wrong when Tristan takes Yolande out on a boat. Rebecca and Gavin rally together to renovate the restaurant, and Martin admits it was his fault that his wife died.

Hannes threatens to expose the truth about Yolande if she keeps seeing Tristan. The fishermen decide to retaliate against Martin, cruelly taking it out on Lucy's beloved penguin.

Animosity continues to escalate until Martin invites the fishermen to work with him. As Tristan learns the truth about Yolande, Elena arrives from Cyprus. Meanwhile, Wilma makes an awful mistake.

When Martin uncovers an illegal fishing syndicate in the bay, he suspects Freddy is involved. Jack wrestles with forgiving Wilma, and Tristan must make a difficult choice.

Freddy switches sides and teams up with Martin to entrap the illegal trawlers. Gavin plans to propose, but sparks start to fly between Rebecca and Martin. Hannes reveals a dark secret.

Martin seeks revenge when his boat is destroyed and the blame is traced back to Hannes. Rebecca fears that Martin will expose their secret kiss to Gavin. Jack and Wilma's marriage begins to fall apart.