The Bug
Sometimes chunk blending creates rough edges, most commonly near water.
Reproduce
Create a world in 1.11.2 with the following seed: 2858866457948012429
Leave the game and load the same world in 21w43a
Go here: /execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s 264.64 74.15 93.81 -267.45 8.10
World Download
Download the world here and go to /execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s 264.64 74.15 93.81 -267.45 8.10 to see the issue
Observed Result
A chunk border edge was created
Expected Result
No chunk borders would be made
Can confirm.