We had some pretty high winds this last weekend. The winds drove the tide to the lowest its been this winter. Notice the 'No Cast Nets" sign is far out of the water. At summer high tide, the water generally comes to about the middle of this sign where the red and white are separated. That has to be more than 2 feet.
The high winds also left our new flagpole just a bit out of plumb. I guess it  has to settle in. It's rated to withstand 76 mph winds with flags.