Port Update
Boston, MA
September 05, 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, 67° F
Feels Like 66° F
Today’s High 83° F
Wind, SSE 7 mph
Humidity 93%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 29.93 in
Humid with sun and some clouds.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Few showers are possible early this morning, along with areas of
marine fog. Wind shifts to the south-southwest with gusts reaching
advisory criteria. A cold front moves across the waters Saturday
night through Sunday, which the front could become quasi-stationary
over the eastern waters, leading to rain showers into Sunday. An
area of high pressure returns late Sunday and remains through
Wednesday, followed by a weak low-pressure system passing off shore
late Wednesday into Thursday.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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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