A wave breaking over the edge of Merewether Ocean Baths beside the lane 10 marker

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Merewether is next door. From the ocean baths it's 1.9 km by road to Kenrick Street, about six minutes in the car, and a good share of our Saturday book arrives with sand still on their feet.

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Kenrick Street, The Junction4 minutes from Merewether by car

Salt, sun and a south-easterly every afternoon. Merewether hair works hard, so we colour and cut for it.

Merewether clients bring us the beach in their hair: ocean-baths chlorine on top of salt, summer sun on the lengths, and a wind that undoes a blow-dry by the time you reach the car. We tone blonde a little deeper here so it holds against the water, cut curls dry so they sit right when the humidity comes in, and send people home with a plan for between visits rather than a bag of products.

Balayage that survives the baths: A slightly deeper toner and a bond builder in the lightener, so blonde fades softer through a summer of swims.
Curly cuts for humid days: Cut dry, curl by curl, so the shape you see in the chair is the shape you get on a muggy February afternoon.
Grey blending for the walk-and-coffee crowd: Soft lights through grey rather than a solid root line, for people who would rather not book every four weeks.

A salon for the beach end of Newcastle

Merewether is the suburb we see most of. It shares our postcode, 2291, and the ocean baths are 1.9 km from our door. So we know Merewether hair well: lighter at the ends from the sun, dry from the baths, and expected to look good from a 6am swim to a dinner on Darby Street.

That changes how we work. A Merewether balayage gets a toner chosen to fade softly in salt water, and a bond builder in the lightener, because blonde that's swum in three times a week needs all the strength it can keep. Curly cuts are done dry, so they hold through the humid afternoons off the water. And grey blending is soft enough that the regrowth doesn't send you back in a month.

What Merewether books with us

Most Merewether clients come in for balayage, usually every three to five months with a toner in between. The rest is cuts, curly cuts and a growing number of soft grey blends. Prices for all of it, by stylist level, are on the services and prices page.

If you're new to colour with us, we book a five-minute skin test first, at least 48 hours ahead.

Not in Merewether?

The hair salon Newcastle page lists every suburb we look after, and booking a stylist takes two minutes.

From Merewether to the chair

Kenrick Street, The Junction.

Getting here: About 1.9 km by road from the Merewether Ocean Baths, six minutes in the car, and four minutes from the middle of Merewether. We're on Kenrick Street, The Junction.
Parking: Street parking around The Junction village, within the time limits on the signs. Saturday mornings fill first, so leave five extra minutes.
By bus or on foot: From the beach end of Merewether a bus runs up to The Junction; get off on Union Street, opposite St Joseph's Primary School, and Kenrick Street is a short walk. The Transport for NSW trip planner has the times.
You'll know it by: Head for The Junction post office: it's on Kenrick Street, which runs off Glebe Road.

Sources: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap, 26 Oct 2026, for the drive from Kenrick Street to Merewether Ocean Baths and to the middle of Merewether; the Union Street stop name from OpenStreetMap; Merewether's beach and baths from Wikipedia, Merewether, New South Wales.

Sample review

"I walk over from Merewether on a Saturday morning and get a coffee in The Junction after. It's become the best part of the week."

Kate, Merewether · Cut and blow-dry

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Questions from Merewether

Is there a hair salon close to Merewether Beach?

Marram Hair is on Kenrick Street in The Junction, about 1.9 km by road from the Merewether Ocean Baths. It's around six minutes in the car, and an easy walk if you have the time.

Will ocean swimming fade my balayage?

Salt water, the chlorine in the ocean baths and sun all fade toner faster than a normal week does. For Merewether swimmers we tone slightly deeper and suggest a toner refresh at about six weeks rather than eight. Wetting your hair with fresh water before a swim helps too.

Can I walk from Merewether to the salon?

Yes. The baths are 1.9 km from Kenrick Street by road, so much of Merewether is a comfortable walk. Plenty of our Saturday clients walk over, then get a coffee in The Junction after.

Where do I park if I drive from Merewether?

There's street parking around The Junction village, within the time limits on the signs. A colour appointment can run three hours, so check the sign and pick a street with a longer limit if you're booked for balayage.

Do you cut curly hair for people in Merewether?

Yes. Mika, one of our senior stylists, cuts curly hair dry, curl by curl, so it holds its shape in the humidity off the beach. A curly cut is 75 minutes and starts at $95 with a graduate stylist.

Are you open on Saturdays for Merewether clients?

Yes, Saturday from 8am to 3pm, and Thursday until 8pm for anyone who works in town. We're closed Sunday and Monday. Saturday mornings book out first, so send a request early in the week.