Combe Martin Beach is a small sheltered cove at the seaward end of the village, backed by craggy headlands and a low seawall promenade. At high tide the beach is largely pebble; as the water drops it exposes a wide stretch of clean sand and a labyrinth of rock pools popular with children. The bay is well protected from prevailing westerlies, making swimming relatively gentle.
Facilities are minimal but practical — a small car park, public toilets and a couple of beach cafés on the seafront strip. The beach also marks the western terminus of the long valley that is the village itself, so a meal at one of the cafés afterwards involves nothing more strenuous than walking 50 metres up the road.