You’re probably thinking that beach waves for short hair don’t exist since short hair is, obviously, short. Stop thinking that way—it’s self-defeating, not to mention limiting.

Short bobs, shags, and lobs can all benefit from beautiful beach waves, and you can add them in any number of ways. From texturizing products to straight irons and curling wands, there are about a billion ways to make your cropped locks wavy.

How to Get Beach Waves On Short Hair

As we have already mentioned above, there are loads of techniques that can help you achieve loose, messy, cool-girl beach waves, and one of the most popular is probably using a quarter-inch curling iron.

Before you start doing the coiffure, prep the hair. When you come out of the water, you have a lot of salt stuck in your mane, it’s a little greasy, and you need to recreate that appearance by adding texturizing spray and dry shampoo. Take a strand and wrap it around the curler, and if the wave ends up too tight, break it through with your fingers, then repeat the process on your whole mane.  Your waves don’t need to be perfect, you want them to look messy so don’t struggle too hard.

The next technique is quite similar to the first one; only this time, you will roll the strand on the iron. You can also try this: bend the hair until it creates a small wave and use the straightening iron to heat the hair in that shape.

The result will be a mindblowing Hollywoodian beach wave, so different from the previous one. You can also take a piece of hair, section it in three and braid it. Run your straightening iron over it and the products you used for prepping your hair will maintain the waves.  So, if you love boho styles, you certainly need to consider these techniques.

Best Short Beach Waves Hairstyles

If you have the patience to braid your hair into several sections and let it dry, that’s a surefire way to create beach waves in short hair. You can use your straightener to flip the ends, or you can sculpt full-body waves with a curling iron, or a round brush and your blow dryer.