Port Update
Boston, MA
January 15, 2026
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, 43° F
Feels Like 38° F
Today’s High 49° F
Wind, S 7 mph
Humidity 92%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 29.33 in
Considerable cloudiness with a couple of sprinkles early this morning, then turning breezy.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pres rapidly intensifies as it lifts northeast into Quebec
later today and tonight as a cold front crosses the waters. Westerly
gale force wind gusts follow in the strong cold air advection
pattern tonight into Fri along with areas of freezing spray. A ridge
of high pres to our south shifts east of our waters later Fri into
Sat. We will then need to watch for a potential low pres system near
or east of the waters later this weekend...but track, intensity, and
timing remain quite uncertain. An arctic cold front will cross the
waters later Mon into Mon night followed by gale force westerly wind
gusts and moderate freezing spray.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Light freezing spray after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Light freezing spray in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain. A chance of snow in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Snow likely with a chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Snow likely.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Light freezing spray.
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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