Port Update
Boston, MA
March 19, 2025
Notices
BOSTON Harbor is at MARSEC Level 1
BOSTON CBP has noted the following:
Crew changes are being permitted. Offsigner flights need to be vetted by CBP in advance.
Shore leave is permitted.
Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
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Citgo Braintree 34-09 Brakish Water
Global Chelsea 32-00 Salt Water
Global Revere 32-00 Salt Water
Global Eastern Ave. 35-00 Salt Water
Irving Revere 36-00 Salt Water
Sprague Deepwater 34-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
Sunoco East Boston 36-06 Salt Water
TRT Quincy 28-00 Salt Water
McArdle Bridge Update
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The McArdle Bridge is operating on normal
on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
Chelsea Street Bridge Update
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The Chelsea Street Bridge is operating on normal
on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
Fore River Bridge Update
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The Fore River Bridge is operating on normal
on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
Tides / Currents
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Current weather
Sunny, 37° F
Feels Like 34° F
Today’s High 50° F
Wind, NNW 7 mph
Humidity 72%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 30.13 in
Sunshine mixing with clouds.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pres continues to push well offshore today. Another low pres may
move over the waters by Fri morning with another cold front. A break
in low pressure arrives Sat and Sun before low pressure passes to
the W of the region.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 10 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 11 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 11 seconds. A
chance of rain and drizzle in the evening, then rain after
midnight.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 11 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and E 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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