Beach Beaches are recurring locations on the world map in the " Final Fantasy " series . They are located on the borders of islands where the ground meets the sea . Beaches only became a common feature when the World Map became modeled in 3D starting with " Final Fantasy VII " . Beaches are commonly used to dock the party ' s boat . Due to this , some islands have no beaches to prevent access before the player obtains an airship . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . Beaches can be found throughout the overworld map , at the edges of the shorelines . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Beaches makes a return in this game , and they can be found on the overworld map and encountering enemies on the edges of the shorelines . " Final Fantasy V " . Beaches can be found throughout the world maps , such as the areas around Carwen or Regole . " Final Fantasy VII " . Beaches allow the buggy to travel onto shallows to reach other beaches , and beaches allow the " Tiny Bronco " to dock . Each of the key islands have at least one beach . The Wutai area only has a beach on the southern part forcing the player to travel the entire length of the island if they choose to travel to the village of Wutai before obtaining the " Highwind " . Also , the beaches of the Mideel area aren ' t on the same level of land as the town of Mideel , therefore the player can only access it after obtaining the " Highwind " . Goblin Island has a beach , but the Cactus Island does not , and none of the areas the Materia Cave s are attached to have beaches . Costa del Sol is a seaside town in the Corel Area and a popular tourist attraction . Sun - bathing and surfing are popular past time activities . In the Midgar Area , the Grasslands Area , and the Junon Area , the enemies fought on the other terrains are also fought on the beaches . However , the other beaches have enemies exclusive to the areas . The enemies are usually mutations of ordinary beach - life or aquatic creatures . The enemies on the eastern beaches of the western continent , in the North Corel Area , the Gold Saucer Area , and the Gongaga Area , include only Beachplug s and Grangalans . The Beachplug is a squid - like creature with three tentacles and what appears to be a shell and appears exclusively in beaches . The Grangalan first appears as a general enemy in the North Corel Area before only appearing on the beach in others . The enemies on the western beaches of the western continent , in the Cosmo Area , the Nibel Area , and the Rocket Launch Pad Area , include only Crown Lance s that resemble jelly fish and never appear out of their habitat with the exception of the fourth stage of the Battle Square , after the player gets the " Tiny Bronco " , where stronger versions are fought . The Woodlands and Icicle Area beaches have one encounter , a single Tonadu . This bird can also be fought in the Woodlands Area dirt , the North Corel Area desert and as an enemy in the second stage on the Battle Square after Meteor is summoned . The Adamantaimai solely appears in the beaches of the Wutai Area . Large in size , they resemble tortoises . The Sea Worm appears on the Mideel Area beaches . They also appear in the final battle of the Battle Square after the summoning of Meteor and in the first stage of the Special Battle . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Beaches are first seen in Costa del Sol at the start of Chapter 7 where a number of G Diver s are fought . The same beach appears later in missions 10 - 3 : Fun in the Sun ! and 10 - 4 : More Fun in the Sun . The beach is also the only time Zack wields the Parasol . A beach also appears in Chapter 10 after traveling through the Nibel Plains . The prizes of the Sniper minigame are located here , and when the player moves out to the sea , the cutscene plays that bridges to Chapter 8 . " Final Fantasy VIII " . " Final Fantasy VIII " famously opens with a view of a beach , before " Liberi Fatali " starts playing . Beaches have different enemies than other areas , namely the Fastitocalon s and Adamantoises ( Adamantoises are only encountered near Dollet ) . Beaches also allow the seaborne Balamb Garden to cross over to land . Certain areas , such as the Esthar region , have no beaches , making access to these places impossible on mobile Balamb Garden or on chocobo . A rock needed for the Obel Lake side quest can be found on Mandy Beach near Balamb and beaches also often have hidden World Map draw point s . " Final Fantasy IX " . After acquiring the " Blue Narciss " the party can dock it on any beach . Certain locations , such as the entire Forgotten Continent , have no beaches denying the player access until they obtain an airship . Beaches are part of the Chocobo Hot and Cold side quest , in which after having discovered every single chocobo treasure , the Fat Chocobo at Chocobo ' s Paradise asks the party to visit every beach in the world . After visiting and pressing on every beach , the party can from then on visit beaches to heal HP and MP to full . " Final Fantasy X " . There are several beaches , such as the shore near the dock of Besaid Island . There is also the one at Mushroom Rock - Beach , where Yuna performs a sending , and one at the campsite in Zanarkand . No random encounters can be fought at any of these places . " Final Fantasy XII " . Beaches are scarce in " Final Fantasy XII " , but a few can be spotted on Dalmasca Estersand ' s riverbank and many on Phon Coast . A rare monster sometimes emerges from the water on the beach at Estersand and approaching the water entices enemies to come out of the water in most water areas . On Phon Coast the game ' s first Trophy Rare Game , the Thalassinon is found on a beach . The player can also observe an assembly of sixteen treasure chests on a beach in the Phon Coast , and all of them are forbidden chests that , if claimed , prevents the player from obtaining the Zodiac Spear in the Necrohol of Nabudis . " Final Fantasy XIII " . The game ' s only beach is in Bodhum and during a part a flashback the player must locate Serah Farron , who has gone on the docks . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . The explorable part of New Bodhum lies on the beach . A beach exists on the southeastern side of the Dead Dunes . At night shining lights appear at the beach . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Beaches can be found in La Noscea region , chiefly the Bloodshore region of Eastern La Noscea , as well as the residential wards of Mist . " Final Fantasy XV " . There is a beach at Galdin Quay that has a fishing spot and a tackle shop . The player can do the fishing quest for Murky Grouper here . Further along the beach the player can find a caravan and a camp site where the player can do a tour with Gladiolus Amicitia . Crab - type enemies come ashore from the water at the far side of the beach . In Chapter 14 , the area is littered in daemons , and the player can stay on the campsite on the beach . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . Beaches can be found in the area of Wendel and Dwarf Cave near the shore , Death Crabs populate the area . Beaches are used to embark and disembark from both the ship and the Cetus . Etymology . A is a landform along the shoreline of an ocean , sea , lake , or river . It usually consists of loose particles , which are often composed of rock , such as sand , gravel , shingle , pebbles , or cobblestones .