Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 27, 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 2025/05/26 Mon 01:25 AM -0.27 L 2025/05/26 Mon 07:40 AM 3.88 H 2025/05/26 Mon 12:55 PM -0.41 L 2025/05/26 Mon 08:05 PM 4.94 H 2025/05/27 Tue 02:21 AM -0.29 L 2025/05/27 Tue 08:33 AM 3.96 H 2025/05/27 Tue 01:46 PM -0.37 L 2025/05/27 Tue 08:57 PM 4.90 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/05/26 Mon 01:07 AM -0.10 L 2025/05/26 Mon 07:57 AM 4.98 H 2025/05/26 Mon 01:01 PM -0.36 L 2025/05/26 Mon 08:19 PM 6.06 H 2025/05/27 Tue 01:57 AM -0.13 L 2025/05/27 Tue 08:50 AM 5.07 H 2025/05/27 Tue 01:51 PM -0.32 L 2025/05/27 Tue 09:11 PM 5.99 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds,
becoming SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI THROUGH SAT 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.
