Two teenage girls, Claire ([[Emma Roberts]]) and Hailey ([[JoJo]]), live at the coast of [[Florida]] and regret that they will be separated in 5five days, since Hailey has to move to [[Australia]] because of her mother's job. One night after a violent storm they find [[mermaid]] Aquamarine ([[Sara Paxton]]) in the swimming pool of their beach club. The girls are frightened at first, but then curious. They start to talk with Aquamarine and promise her they will be back in the morning. When they return they find Aquamarine in a nearby shed, but with a human body instead of a mermaid's, which Aquamarine tells them she can have on land during the day if she doesn't get wet. Claire and Hailey befriend Aquamarine, who tells them that she came to land to find love since, according to her, they don't have it where she's from. She tells them that she made a deal with her dad that if she found love in three days, she won't have to go through with an arranged marriage. She falls in love with a handsome lifeguard named Raymond ([[Jake McDorman]]) and enlists the help of the two girls to win his heart in return for a wish. The girls, of course, see their opportunity to keep Hailey from moving and immediately start helping her. However, Claire and Hailey's enemy, spoiled rich girl Cecilia ([[Arielle Kebbel]]), also loves Raymond, and tries her best to win him over.
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==Trivia==
*The movie, which takes place in [[Florida]], was actually filmed in [[Australia]]. This is known by the brief shot of the ice-cream van, which is obviously a non-American model.
*Aquamarine's tail took 2 hours to get on and off.
*The producers only flew in five actors from the USA; the characters for Hailey, Claire, Aquamarine, Cecilia and Raymond. The rest were Australian actors. Some are quite well-known in Australia – for example, Roy Billing and [[Julia Blake]], who play Claire's grandparents, have had long distinguished acting careers. [[Tammin Sursok]] (Marjorie) is a TV and pop star.
