Best Minecraft 1.18 & 1.19 Coral Reef Seeds for Bedrock and Java (August 2022)

If you're looking to explore the oceans and live among the fish, then we've got a bunch of great Minecraft Coral Reef Seeds for you to check out! These are for both Bedrock and Java, so you should be able to find something you like on any platform. Making yourself an underwater sanctuary is a bit of a different challenge, so it's worth giving a shot if you've done just about everything else!

Best Minecraft 1.19 Bedrock Coral Reef Seeds

The Desert and the Coral Lake

Seed: -1677612650

Enjoy the serene beauty of the multi-colored Coral Reff while taking advantage of the resources and safety provided by Mushroom Islands in this wonderful seed. You spawn near two Desert Temples and a short boat ride away from one of the largest chains of Mushroom Islands we've ever seen.You'll find that the body of water between land and island is packed to the brim with Coral Reef and dozens of Shipwrecks!

• Key Locations
  • Desert Temple: 376 -168
  • Ruined Portal: 56 152
  • Shipwreck: 50 200
  • Mushroom Island: 260 560
  • Shipwreck: 584 104

Badlands, Goodwaters

Seed: 14000003

You spawn in the Badlands on this seed, which is one of the rarer and more majestic biomes in Minecraft. But, you can ignore the beauty of the red mountains and look toward the ocean to see the beautiful Coral Reef coast a couple dozen blocks away from spawn. If you follow the trail of Coral Reef, you will eventually reach one of the largest Coral Reefs you've ever seen.

• Key Locations
  • Coral Reef Coast: 120 340
  • Shipwreck: -72 216
  • Desert Temple: 216 344
  • Shipwreck: 456 408
  • Largest Coral Reef: East of spawn (toward positive Z)

Shipwreck in the Reef

Seed: 12000039

This is a peculiar seed where you start in a Mangrove Swamp, one of the new biomes in The Wilds update. A short hike away will lead you to a Desert Temple and a Village, both of which are on a coast that faces a massive Coral Reef that stretches as far as the eye can see. Within this reef are dozens of Shipwrecks, one of them being relatively close to spawn. With the Mangrove Swamp at the start, this is the perfect Coral Reef seed to kick off Minecraft 1.19!

• Key Locations
  • Desert Temple: 232 34
  • Village: 72 312
  • Shipwreck: 232 440
  • Shipwreck: 472 680
  • Shipwreck: 488 136

Best Minecraft 1.19 Java Coral Reef Seeds

The Villages of Coral Lake

Seed: -3017594135420764773

This seed starts you next to a modest Coral Reef coastline with several villages surrounding it, which means it's a wonderful start for players who want to appreciate the beauty of nature without giving up the resources and social interaction provided by Villages. When you push a little farther into the lake, you'll find a gargantuan Reef that reaches as far as the eye (and chunk rendering) can see!

• Key Locations
  • Village: 640 -144
  • Village: 368 -160
  • Village: 256 272
  • Shipwreck: 552 200
  • Desert Temple: 360 328

Coastal Village by the Coral Reef

Seed: 4600964994019861398

This is a breathaking example of the color and livelihood a Coral Reef can add to your Minecraft home. You spawn in a Mangrove Swamp (what better way to start a 1.19 map!) and are only a couple hundred blocks away from the nearest Coral Reef. You don't even need to leave the Mangrove Swamp you spawn in to see the Reef's extensive reach into the ocean. Check out some of the helpful structures littered around the spawn area, especially the homely coastal Village!

• Key Locations
  • Coastal Village: -320 32
  • Desert Temple: 104 -168
  • Village: -288 -400
  • Village: 244 144
  • Large Coral Reef: -680 -330

The Reeft Between Worlds

Code: 11000042

As you can see from the image, this seed spawns you near a Reef that spreads across an Warm Ocean biome near a massive Mangrove Swamp and a Mushroom Island. This is a rare occurrence in world generation, so it is a perfect world to start with if you want to appreciate the best that 1.19 offers without giving up the best of previous updates. You also spawn next to a Badlands biome and there are several Shipwrecks in the Coral Reef just waiting to be looted!

• Key Locations
  • Mangrove Swamp: 150 292
  • Mushroom Island: -600 75
  • Shipwreck: 8 -184
  • Shipwreck: -232 248
  • Shipwreck: -472 216

Best Minecraft 1.18 Bedrock Coral Reef Seeds

These seeds also work in Java, but the key locations will not be accurate.

Coralush Cave

Seed: 599282705

This seed spawns you next to a marvelous little oasis with Coral Reef in the water and multiple-story Lush Caves in the cliffs on the edges. The beauty of this spawn makes it reason enough to make it your main survival world, but players who want some extra Coral Reef will be pleased to know that there is a huge chunk of it within 200 blocks of spawn. Just head west (-X) to get there!

• Key Locations
  • Coralush Cave: North (negative Y) of spawn
  • Coral Biome: -184 -22
  • Large Ruin (Cluster): -600 72
  • Shipwreck: -648 -200
  • Village: 800 240

The Caribbean Savannah

Seed: 220735489

The Coral Reef in this seed isn't massive, but the area around the Coral Reef is what made us want to add this to the list of best seeds. Players have access to a village near the reef, which can be seen from the tall, naturally generated mountain formation you see in the image. What better way to enjoy the view of your Coral Reef below?

• Key Locations
  • Natural Formation: 601 251
  • Village #1: 760 152
  • Village #2: 264 -312
  • Village #3: 152 88

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Best Minecraft 1.18 Java Coral Reef Seeds

Windswept Coral Ocean

Seed: 11000001

If you're a fan of both Coral Reefs and Windswept Savannah biomes, this is the first seed you'll want to try. You spawn near a medium-sized Warm Ocean biome (where Coral Reefs generate) that is surrounded by several sections of Windswept Savannah. Additionally, you'll find numerous structures of one specific type in every direction you travel. There are Shipwrecks to the east, Ocean Monuments to the north, Villages to the south, and Pillager Outposts to the west. Choose wisely!

• Key Locations
  • Buried Treasure: -439 121
  • Village: -272 576
  • Pillager Outpost: -832 32
  • Ocean Monument: -440 -264
  • Shipwreck: -72 120

Coral Oasis

Seed: 1730875277296305186

If deserts aren't your thing, perhaps you can get away from the heat and sand at this Coral Oasis just barely west of spawn in this interesting seed. At the oasis, you'll find a huge lake filled with coral and a bustling village a couple dozen blocks away. In such a barren area with so little life around it, it's wonderful to see an entire ecosystem thriving on its own. When you're up for an adventure, check out the Impossible Waterfall at the entrance of a huge open cave nearby!

• Key Locations
  • Coral Oasis: -200 -30
  • Ruins Cluster: -384 -224
  • Impossible Waterfall: -480 -425
  • Nether Portal: -248 -344
  • Mineshaft: -280 -168

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