Filming the series in her native Australia was a dream come true for the redheaded beauty, who’s an avid surfer like Cat. "I love surfing. I love tropical islands. I love riding jet skis and boats too fast. It was perfect." she told TVLine.

"And I got to play a thief, which is far more in sync with my personality than playing a cop," she confessed. "I’m much more of a criminal than I am a cop-type, I think."

The Unforgettable alum added that Reef Break’s main goal is to entertain viewers, not win awards. "We wanted it to be a wink, and a kind of 'TV beach read' for the summer. It’s fun and a bit fantastic," she stated. 

"It’s meant to be a sort of homage to all of the shows that I loved that I used to watch in Australia 10 years after you got them in America. But you never got to see girls," Poppy added. "I really can’t think of another female surfer on television ever." Maybe not on TV, but who doesn’t love the 2002 classic Blue Crush?

The season finale of Reef Break airs Sept. 13 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.