Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 13, 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 2025/06/12 Thu 02:59 AM 0.22 L 2025/06/12 Thu 09:15 AM 3.14 H 2025/06/12 Thu 02:32 PM 0.29 L 2025/06/12 Thu 09:28 PM 3.77 H 2025/06/13 Fri 03:38 AM 0.23 L 2025/06/13 Fri 09:56 AM 3.16 H 2025/06/13 Fri 03:14 PM 0.31 L 2025/06/13 Fri 10:09 PM 3.75 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/06/12 Thu 02:49 AM 0.50 L 2025/06/12 Thu 09:30 AM 4.14 H 2025/06/12 Thu 02:45 PM 0.59 L 2025/06/12 Thu 09:44 PM 4.77 H 2025/06/13 Fri 03:33 AM 0.52 L 2025/06/13 Fri 10:13 AM 4.16 H 2025/06/13 Fri 03:30 PM 0.60 L 2025/06/13 Fri 10:28 PM 4.74 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 6 mph.
Juneteenth
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
3 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE
2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
N 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely, mainly
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 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.
