Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 02, 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 2025/06/01 Sun 12:35 AM 3.78 H 2025/06/01 Sun 06:48 AM 0.48 L 2025/06/01 Sun 01:06 PM 3.58 H 2025/06/01 Sun 06:18 PM 0.67 L 2025/06/02 Mon 01:29 AM 3.48 H 2025/06/02 Mon 07:53 AM 0.60 L 2025/06/02 Mon 02:01 PM 3.51 H 2025/06/02 Mon 07:42 PM 0.86 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/06/01 Sun 12:50 AM 4.74 H 2025/06/01 Sun 05:57 AM 0.78 L 2025/06/01 Sun 01:21 PM 4.54 H 2025/06/01 Sun 06:06 PM 0.86 L 2025/06/02 Mon 01:44 AM 4.42 H 2025/06/02 Mon 06:45 AM 0.97 L 2025/06/02 Mon 02:14 PM 4.45 H 2025/06/02 Mon 07:02 PM 1.16 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light southwest wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming
SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 3 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 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.TUE 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 7 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 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.
