Port Update
Boston, MA
October 30, 2025
Notices
Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday, November 2nd at 0100. Please retard your clocks 1 hour at that time.
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
Cloudy, 51° F
Feels Like 41° F
Today’s High 58° F
Wind, ENE 14 mph
Humidity 89%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 30.07 in
Mostly cloudy and increasingly windy; a couple of morning showers, then a little rain late this afternoon.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Strong low pres will lift N through the mid Atlc states Thu then
track across southern New Eng and the waters Thu night. The low pres
will move N into Maine Fri and the Maritimes Sat with gale force W
winds developing. High pres will build over the waters Sun then move
offshore Mon as a cold front approaches from the N.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy drizzle this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of showers in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft
at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of.
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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