Beaufort Inlet also locally known as Pallinup Estuary is an inlet located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia about east of Albany.
The inlet functions mostly as a result of wave energy and is a wave dominated estuary. The estuary is in a highly modified condition as a result of substantial clearing within the catchment and is eutrophied and prone to fish kills.
Covering a total area of , with the central basin having an area of the inlet is fed with waters from the Pallinup River (Salt River). The inlet holds a volume of and is enclosed by a long sandbar that opens periodically at intervals of several years.