Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 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 2025/06/26 Thu 03:11 AM -0.01 L 2025/06/26 Thu 09:10 AM 3.97 H 2025/06/26 Thu 02:27 PM -0.08 L 2025/06/26 Thu 09:35 PM 4.58 H 2025/06/27 Fri 03:58 AM 0.04 L 2025/06/27 Fri 10:01 AM 3.97 H 2025/06/27 Fri 03:21 PM 0.04 L 2025/06/27 Fri 10:26 PM 4.35 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/06/26 Thu 02:30 AM 0.26 L 2025/06/26 Thu 09:26 AM 5.03 H 2025/06/26 Thu 02:23 PM 0.01 L 2025/06/26 Thu 09:50 PM 5.61 H 2025/06/27 Fri 03:19 AM 0.33 L 2025/06/27 Fri 10:18 AM 5.00 H 2025/06/27 Fri 03:15 PM 0.15 L 2025/06/27 Fri 10:41 PM 5.36 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog before 3pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog between 7pm and 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy
fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE AND TUE 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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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SUN...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE 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.
