Coastal Waves
by Verph
Coastal Waves adds breaking waves to beach biomes, with sound, scenery and occasional deposits of useful materials on the shore.
What it does
Waves spawn on configured fluids and inside configured biomes, and they roll up the beach with the sound of surf. A wave can leave materials from a list of blocks on the shore at random, and it can push or affect entities that stand in its path. Entities can be placed on a blacklist or whitelist to control which ones the waves act on.
The mod is aimed at players who explore, build or simply want more atmosphere on ocean coasts. Minimap mods with entity radars can hide the wave entities by using the entity id waves:waves. Coastal Waves runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and TerraFirmaCraft is optional for extra compatibility. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1, 1.21, 1.21.1 and 1.21.4, under the BSD 2-Clause License, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Shore deposits
Waves can leave configured blocks on the beach at random, so a stretch of coast may yield materials over time.
Wave spawning by fluid
A list of fluids sets where waves may appear, letting the mod apply to water types other than the default ocean.
Wave spawning by biome
A list of biomes controls where waves can spawn, so the effect stays on the coasts a server owner chooses.
Entity interaction filters
Blacklist and whitelist lists decide which entities the waves interact with, giving control over mobs and players.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Coastal atmosphere
Adds the sound and visual of surf to beaches, which suits exploration and scenic building on a world's shorelines.
Minimap cleanup
Players using entity radar minimaps can hide the wave entities through the waves:waves id.
Who it’s for: Players who explore or build on coasts, and server owners who want to adjust wave spawning and entity filters for their world.
How it compares
Wavify is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, so it does not affect the server. Progressive Mob Wave Activations - PMWA is a client and server mod under the MIT License, published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Waves | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-09-29 |
| Wavify | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-14 |
| Progressive Mob Wave Activations - PMWA | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-16 |
Questions
Does Coastal Waves need to be installed on the server?
Is TerraFirmaCraft required to use Coastal Waves?
Which loaders and versions does Coastal Waves support?
In the catalog
Coastal Waves is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Ever thought to yourself "why has nobody ever added beach waves to Minecraft? What does it take?" Well, here it finally is! Transform your world with the new waves, which brings atmospheric and serene sounds of breaking waves to the beaches with the all new scenic waves. These waves aren't just for show — they have a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/coastal-waves
- Owner
- Verph
- Published
- 2024-12-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15