Budleigh Salterton is a designated bathing water in Devon with a shingle beach. The water was rated Good when last classified. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. The county has 67 designated bathing waters; this is one. It lies inside East Devon National Landscape.
The closest station is Exmouth, 6.9 km to the west. Other bathing waters nearby include Sandy Bay, Ladram Bay and Exmouth.