22 Dec 1894 Ebb. The wind blew very heavy from the West & very low ebb, although almost dead neaps, the same flood washed over Adams Wall, as the wind veered to NW by W
I got 221 brood @ 3/- per 100

3 Mar 1896 Very low ebb blew & rained terrific till 9am when rain ceased, wind south to west low water at 10am. I walked across Besom in about 1 foot of water (near the Gut) then down the Northern and across to the eastward outside the Gut Water about 1 foot deep without the sea. Harry and others were with me.

30 Dec 1924 very low ebb, strong wind S, the ridge outside the bay between sandbar & Cockum Bar was adry & visible.
Buried Skiffs cement mooring in the Fleet about 2 yds above low water mark, same day.

18 Jan 1856 Low ebb, hills adry on laying in north fleet, oysters bedded in very thick heaps. 19 20 Tides equally low.

From Fred Banks Notebook
Date: 22 December 1894