Port Update
Boston, MA
January 23, 2026
Notices
Winter Storm Watch in Effect Sunday into Monday.
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
Sunny, 27° F
Feels Like 15° F
Today’s High 34° F
Wind, W 13 mph
Humidity 40%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 30.09 in
Breezy and colder with periods of clouds and sunshine; a flurry this afternoon; a major winter storm this weekend.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Arctic high pres arrives from the north this weekend, with a
developing coastal storm south towards the Mid Atlantic states, but
it impacts southern New England Sunday into early next week. There
is a good chance for moderate to heavy freezing spray for this
coming weekend into next week..
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
Light freezing spray this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
Freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing
to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Light freezing spray in the evening.
.SUN...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of snow in the
morning, then snow in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming E 7 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Snow.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Snow likely.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A chance of light
freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. A chance of 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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