diff --git a/src/Generating/Noise3DGenerator.cpp b/src/Generating/Noise3DGenerator.cpp
index fe6c9bdaf..a7af87bac 100644
--- a/src/Generating/Noise3DGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/Generating/Noise3DGenerator.cpp
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ cBiomalNoise3DComposable::cBiomalNoise3DComposable(int a_Seed, cBiomeGenPtr a_Bi
 	{
 		for (int x = 0; x <= AVERAGING_SIZE * 2; x++)
 		{
-			m_Weight[z][x] = static_cast<NOISE_DATATYPE>((5 - std::abs(5 - x)) + (5 - std::abs(5 - z)));
+			m_Weight[z][x] = static_cast<NOISE_DATATYPE>((AVERAGING_SIZE - std::abs(AVERAGING_SIZE - x)) + (AVERAGING_SIZE - std::abs(AVERAGING_SIZE - z)));
 			m_WeightSum += m_Weight[z][x];
 		}
 	}
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ void cBiomalNoise3DComposable::GetBiomeParams(EMCSBiome a_Biome, NOISE_DATATYPE
 {
 	switch (a_Biome)
 	{
-		case biBeach:                a_HeightAmp = 0.3f;   a_MidPoint =  62; break;
+		case biBeach:                a_HeightAmp = 0.2f;   a_MidPoint =  60; break;
 		case biBirchForest:          a_HeightAmp = 0.1f;   a_MidPoint =  64; break;
 		case biBirchForestHills:     a_HeightAmp = 0.075f; a_MidPoint =  68; break;
 		case biBirchForestHillsM:    a_HeightAmp = 0.075f; a_MidPoint =  68; break;
diff --git a/src/Generating/Noise3DGenerator.h b/src/Generating/Noise3DGenerator.h
index 1bc7f3fa1..35b1e4c94 100644
--- a/src/Generating/Noise3DGenerator.h
+++ b/src/Generating/Noise3DGenerator.h
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ public:
 	void Initialize(cIniFile & a_IniFile);
 
 protected:
-	/** Number of columns around the pixel to query for biomes for averaging. */
-	static const int AVERAGING_SIZE = 5;
+	/** Number of columns around the pixel to query for biomes for averaging. Must be less than or equal to 16. */
+	static const int AVERAGING_SIZE = 9;
 
 	/** Type used for a single parameter across the entire (downscaled) chunk. */
 	typedef NOISE_DATATYPE ChunkParam[5 * 5];