Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Snowy Beach Biome in Minecraft: Where It Is and What's There
A snowy beach is a cold beach of sand and sandstone covered in snow, with frozen water along the shore. It usually separates snowy land from frozen oceans. Turtles do not spawn here.
Where does the snowy beach generate?
Snowy beaches replace beaches in the coldest zones, next to snowy plains, snowy taigas, ice spikes and taigas. Where erosion is low they become stony shores, and sometimes land meets frozen oceans with no beach at all.
What is in a snowy beach?
- Sand and sandstone under snow
- Frozen water near the shore
- Shipwrecks
- Buried treasure
Mobs and structures
Turtles cannot spawn here, but rabbits can on Bedrock. Shipwrecks and buried treasure still generate.
How do you find one?
The fastest way to find one in a world with cheats is /locate biome minecraft:snowy_beach, which works on Java and Bedrock (Bedrock uses its own IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in). The F3 screen on Java shows the biome you stand in. The search covers a large area but can miss very narrow strips of a biome.
How biomes are placed
Overworld biomes are placed by a few hidden noise values: temperature, humidity, continentalness (how far inland), erosion (how flat) and weirdness. That is why the same neighbours keep showing up together, and why a biome you want is usually found next to its usual partners. Biomes look and work almost the same on Java and Bedrock, with small differences in mobs and structures noted on this page. See all biomes and beaches.
Tip
Follow a buried treasure map to a snowy beach and dig near the X: the chest is just under the sand.
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Frequently asked questions
Do turtles spawn on snowy beaches?
No; they spawn only on warmer beaches.
How do you find a snowy beach?
Use /locate biome minecraft:snowy_beach with cheats on. This is the Java ID; Bedrock uses different IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in.
Sources
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