Port Update
Boston, MA
July 28, 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
Mostly cloudy, 67° F
Feels Like 75° F
Today’s High 84° F
Wind, 0 mph
Humidity 100%
Visibility 0.0 mi
Pressure 29.97 in
Sunny to partly cloudy and humid.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pressure passes offshore as high pressure builds in Monday and
Tuesday. Unsettled weather follows for the middle of the week.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
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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