Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 23, 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 2025/05/22 Thu 03:44 AM 3.35 H 2025/05/22 Thu 09:35 AM 0.16 L 2025/05/22 Thu 04:20 PM 3.85 H 2025/05/22 Thu 10:36 PM 0.26 L 2025/05/23 Fri 04:47 AM 3.43 H 2025/05/23 Fri 10:27 AM -0.05 L 2025/05/23 Fri 05:21 PM 4.22 H 2025/05/23 Fri 11:36 PM 0.02 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/05/22 Thu 03:59 AM 4.40 H 2025/05/22 Thu 09:40 AM 0.38 L 2025/05/22 Thu 04:31 PM 4.91 H 2025/05/22 Thu 10:24 PM 0.60 L 2025/05/23 Fri 05:00 AM 4.46 H 2025/05/23 Fri 10:33 AM 0.10 L 2025/05/23 Fri 05:32 PM 5.28 H 2025/05/23 Fri 11:23 PM 0.31 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Memorial Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light southwest wind.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or
less.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at
9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
Showers this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds.
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.
