How to get beach waves with short hair? If you are looking for a way to style your short hair, that will always be on-trend then beach waves are perfect. They are versatile – looking great in short pixie cuts and in longer lob hairstyles. Plus, you can choose a more sleek and uniform beach wave, or go for messy waves with a matte texture. There really is a lot of scope for experimentation. We have all the beach waves short hairstyles inspiration you need, to switch up the styling of your hair.
Is there are more perfect surfer girl hairstyle than this one? The ash-blonde base colour with sun-kissed platinum tips is to die for, while the messy waves and matte texture has such a beachy, surfer vibe. Gorgeous!
2Grown Out Pixie with Beach Waves
These big beachy curls have added so much life and movement to this grown-out pixie cut, and that silvery blonde shade is so on-trend for 2019. The headscarf is a wonderful addition, giving the hairstyle a real touch of the retro. Love it!
3Blunt Blonde Bob with Messy Waves
The multiple icy and warm blonde tones of this blunt bob are stunning and really suit the model’s peachy skin tones. The messy waves are so effortless and give a little bit of extra body to a great bob haircut, that will look just as good when styled poker straight.
4Chocolate Brown Bob with Relaxed Waves
The rich chocolate brown shade of this slightly graduated lob is so luxurious, but it has been given a little edge with some relaxed and random waves. A few fine ash brown highlights have added some definition to the waves, giving extra depth to the style and colour.
5Choppy Bob with Grown Out Bangs
These peicey waves are gorgeous and give this chippy bob great movement and lovely beachy texture. Grown out bangs and an icy platinum blonde balayage, adds to the great laidback and youthful vibe to the style.
6Messy Waves with Lavender Tips and Mini Braids
There is so much to love about this gorgeous beachy lob – the tousled waves, the messy mini braids, and the amazing ash brown to lavender ombre. It is elevated hippy chic at its best.
7Tortoiseshell Lob with Loose Waves
The tortoiseshell hair colour trend has shown no sign of falling out of popularity any time soon and there is no better way to show off the multi-tones of brown, red, and blonde than with some messy, beach waves.
8Short and Blonde Blunt Bob
We are loving the subtle beach waves in this bright blonde bob. The extreme side parting gives a great lift to the hair at the roots, and the flicked out waves are just dreamy. A beautiful blunt bob.
9Tousled Layered Lob with Beachy Highlights
The shag cut of the 1970s has been making a comeback in recent years. The heavily layered styles look absolutely amazing when styled into tousled waves. We love how the subtle ash blonde highlights help to define the gorgeous layering.
10Graduated Lob with Honey Blonde Ombre
The honey blonde ombre of this graduated lob is so dreamy, blending from rich dark chocolate, through to milk chocolate and caramel, to creamy honey blonde at the tips. The colours really sing thanks to the loose beachy waves from mid-length to the ends.
11Beachy Waves with a Glam Twist
Beach waves can still be glam. Just take a look at this gorgeous bob with some soft waves. The lift around the hairline and the gentle curl have a real Old Hollywood vibe to it, don’t you think?
12Blunt Pastel Pink Bob with Dark Roots
Beachy waves are a great way to add volume to finer hair. The blunt bob has been given extra depth with dark grey-tone roots and contrasting pastel pink tips. The blunt tips of the lob also help to give the hair a touch of extra body.
13Tousled Texture and Face-Framing Highlights
The matte and tousled texture of this lob is absolutely dreamy, which has been enhanced with a stunning ash brown balayage. The grown-out bangs have been curled away from the face to frame the model’s wonderful features. Beautiful!
Beachy waves are so easy to create yourself at home, ‘especially if you are going for the ‘straight from a day at the beach’ look, with that amazing matte texture and messy waves. Plus minimal styling is required…definitely an added bonus. Just follow this simple tutorial and you will have gorgeous surfer girl hair in no time.
Towel dry your cleanly washed hair as much as possible.
Spritz the hair liberally with a sea salt spray.
Comb the hair with a wide-tooth comb and section.
Wrap each section of the hair into twists and pin in place on the top of the head.
Allow to dry naturally – or if you are in a bit more of a hurry blast with a hairdryer and let the hair cool.
Un-pin the twists, shake them out, and comb through with fingers.
Finish with a shine spray if you choose and there you have it, perfect beachy waves.
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