Port Update
Boston, MA
July 08, 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. 37-00 BERTH DEPTH, 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
Partly Sunny, 76° F
Feels Like 83° F
Today’s High 91° F
Wind, S 7 mph
Humidity 90%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 29.91 in
Hot and humid with variable cloudiness; a thunderstorm in spots late this afternoon; storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pressure approaches with a surface cold front today as the
remnants of TS Chantal pass well to the southeast. Another area of
low pressure approaches later Wednesday and moves offshore by
Friday. High pressure arrives by the weekend.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight
chance of showers and tstms this morning, then a chance of
showers with isolated tstms this afternoon. Some tstms may
produce heavy rainfall this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of showers in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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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