Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 28, 2025
Notices
Homeland Security Advisory System
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The National Homeland Security Advisory System is at Yellow (MARSEC Level I), or an elevated level of threat for the Port of Providence
Local Time Zone
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The Port of Providence and Narragansett Bay are currently utilizing Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 4 )
Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Prov Port: 38-00
Hudson: 27-05
Exxon: 38-00
Shell: 39-02
Sprague Providence: 32-00 ( flood tide restricted)
Sprague East providence: 30-00 ( daylight flood restricted)
Tides / Currents
Tides: Newport Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/27 Sun 01:37 AM -0.54 L 2025/04/27 Sun 08:00 AM 4.04 H 2025/04/27 Sun 01:22 PM -0.62 L 2025/04/27 Sun 08:22 PM 4.95 H 2025/04/28 Mon 02:30 AM -0.57 L 2025/04/28 Mon 08:50 AM 4.06 H 2025/04/28 Mon 02:09 PM -0.61 L 2025/04/28 Mon 09:13 PM 4.96 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/27 Sun 01:26 AM -0.40 L 2025/04/27 Sun 08:17 AM 5.15 H 2025/04/27 Sun 01:28 PM -0.61 L 2025/04/27 Sun 08:37 PM 6.06 H 2025/04/28 Mon 02:16 AM -0.46 L 2025/04/28 Mon 09:08 AM 5.18 H 2025/04/28 Mon 02:15 PM -0.59 L 2025/04/28 Mon 09:28 PM 6.04 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Waves 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A
chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE
1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and N 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and N
1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
Cape Cod Canal Air Draft Restriction
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The US Army Corp of Engineers has advised the current maximum air draft for Cape Cod Canal transits is 135 ft. Deep draft is restricted to 32 ft. Vessels over 28 ft will need tide window for transit.
