Beach
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Beach
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Beaches are common coastal biomes that serve as transition biomes from the mainland to an ocean. Beaches are covered entirely with sand and are the main source of turtles and buried treasure.
Generation
Beaches generate on the coast bordering non-deep oceans and most flatland biomes. Rarely, a beach generates completely land-locked.
Depending on the surrounding terrain, beaches can be wide and hilly, short and flat, or jagged with tall cliffs. Beaches are replaced by stony shores near mountains, or snowy beaches in frozen biomes. The coast may not always have a beach biome; land biomes can also directly border oceans, sometimes with tall cliffs.
Description
The beach biome consists entirely of sand with sandstone underneath, like deserts, but without any vegetation. Beach biomes, along with their sand, commonly continue underwater for a few blocks.
Buried treasures often generate buried under the sand, and shipwrecks occasionally generate stranded on beaches. Turtles may spawn here, but other animals cannot.
With Vibrant Visuals, beaches use a coolish humid volumetric fog setting, which slightly fades the distance in an orange tint. Beaches have default atmospherics, lighting, and color grading like temperate biomes.
Mobs
The following mobs naturally spawn here:
| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
 Creeper | 100⁄515 | 4 |
 Skeleton | 100⁄515 | 4 |
 Slime[note 1] | 100⁄515 | 4 |
 Spider | 100⁄515 | 4 |
 Zombie | 95⁄515 | 4 |
 Enderman | 10⁄515 | 1–4 |
 Witch | 5⁄515 | 1 |
 Zombie Villager | 5⁄515 | 1 |
| Creature category | ||
 Turtle | 1 | 2–5 |
| Underground water creature category | ||
 Glow Squid | 1 | 4–6 |
| Ambient category | ||
 Bat | 1 | 8 |
- ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
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| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
| Creeper | 100 | 1 |
| Slime[note 1] | 100 | 1 |
| Spider | 100 | 1 |
| Zombie | 95 | 2–4 |
| Skeleton | 80 | 1–2 |
| Enderman | 10 | 1–2 |
| Witch | 5 | 1 |
| Zombie Villager | 5 | 2–4 |
| Creature category | ||
| Glow Squid | 10 | 2–4 |
| Turtle | 8 | 2–6 |
- ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
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Sounds
Music
These music tracks play while the player is on a beach:
| Title | Preview | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Probability | Weight | Probability | ||
| A Familiar Room | 1 | 2.70% | — | — | |
| Below and Above | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Broken Clocks | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Clark | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Comforting Memories | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Danny | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Dry Hands | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Ebb | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Featherfall | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Fireflies | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Floating Dream | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Haggstrom | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Home | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Key | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| komorebi | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Left to Bloom | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Lilypad | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Living Mice | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Memories | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Mice on Venus | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Minecraft | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Nightly | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| One More Day | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| O's Piano | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Oxygène | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Puzzlebox | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Shores | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Subwoofer Lullaby | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Sweden | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Watcher | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Wet Hands | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| yakusoku | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
In Creative mode, the following tracks can play:
| Title | Preview | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Probability | Weight | Probability | ||
| Aria Math | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Biome Fest | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Blind Spots | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Dreiton | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Haunt Muskie | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Taswell | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Key | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Subwoofer Lullaby | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Living Mice | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Haggstrom | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Minecraft | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Oxygène | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Mice on Venus | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Dry Hands | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Wet Hands | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Clark | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Sweden | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Danny | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Left to Bloom | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| One More Day | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Floating Dream | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Comforting Memories | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| A Familiar Room | 1 | 3.03% | — | — | |
| Featherfall | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Watcher | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Puzzlebox | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| komorebi | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| yakusoku | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Lilypad | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Below and Above | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| O's Piano | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Broken Clocks | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Fireflies | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
 Beach | beach |
biome |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | beach | 16 |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
 |  | Adventuring Time | Discover 17 biomes. | Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world. | 40 | Silver | |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
  | Adventuring Time | Discover every biome |
|
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition Classic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0.14a | Added beaches. They generate in sand and gravel variants. They were merely a terrain feature, as biomes did not yet exist. | ||||||
| They generate as variably sized plains near sea level, often bordering water. Beaches were also significantly more spacious compared to their modern counterparts. | |||||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Removed sand and gravel beaches due to changes to the world generation algorithm. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.1 | 12w01a | Re-added beaches as a proper biome. | |||||
| 1.2.1 | 12w07a | The generation of beaches has been greatly improved. | |||||
| 1.7.2 | 13w36a | Beach is now required for the new "Adventuring Time" achievement. | |||||
| 1.13 | 18w07a | Turtles added, which spawn in beaches. | |||||
| pre5 | Changed the ID beaches to beach. | ||||||
| 1.18 | experimental snapshot 2 | Beaches are now generally wider. | |||||
| Beaches no longer generate in some areas to provide more variation. | |||||||
| experimental snapshot 3 | Beaches are more likely to appear on flat coastlines rather than hilly areas. | ||||||
| 21w37a | Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 16. | ||||||
| 21w42a | Beaches are no longer created when a desert borders an ocean.[1] | ||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.1.0 | Sand and gravel beaches generate as terrain features. | ||||||
| v0.9.0 | build 1 | Beaches now generate as biomes. They are generally smaller than the previous iteration. | |||||
| Gravel beaches have been removed. | |||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Added shipwrecks, which generate in beaches. | |||||
| Added buried treasure, which generates in beaches. | |||||||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.4 | Added turtles, which spawn in beaches. | |||||
| 1.17.30 Experiment | beta 1.17.30.23 | Beaches are now generally wider, behind experimental gameplay toggle. | |||||
| 1.21.90 | Preview 1.21.90.26 | Added semi-humid volumetric fog to beaches with Vibrant Visuals. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Sand and gravel beaches generate as terrain features. |
| TU5 | Removed beaches as part of a biome overhaul. | ||||||
| TU9 | Re-added beaches. | ||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | Added beach biome. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Beach" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
-
Turtles with turtle eggs on a beach -
A beach that is completely landlocked -
Beach in the middle of the forest -
A beach single biome world
Historical screenshots
-
A beach island with a small jungle on top -
A beach with a lake (technically, a small ocean biome) in it -
-
A sandy beach with multiple gravelly mountains as seen in the view. Unlike regular mountains, beaches were not replaced with stony shores here. -
Beach in Java Edition Beta 1.7.3, which is much smoother than its modern counterpart -
Gravel Beach in Java Edition Beta 1.7.3 -
Beach reaching up the hillside -
A beach with ray tracing
Mojang images
-
Beach in Java Edition 1.18 experimental snapshot 2, which is much wider and smoother -
A shore with small beaches -
A shore with medium beaches -
A shore with large beaches -
A cove beneath a large rock outcrop -
![Kai and Noor on a beach[2]](https://minecraft.wiki/images/thumb/First_Day_of_Summer.jpg/120px-First_Day_of_Summer.jpg?5f27c)
![Kai and Noor on a beach[2]](https://minecraft.wiki/w/File:First_Day_of_Summer.jpg)
See also
References
- ↑ MC-238582 – Beaches generate between desert and ocean – resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ "It's the first day of summer! Stay cool & don't forget your water bucket 😎☀️" – @Minecraft (Minecraft) on X (formerly Twitter), June 20, 2024
External links
- "Around the Block: Beach" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, January 20, 2022.
Navigation
Sources
- Beach — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3722533.