Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 30, 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 2025/06/29 Sun 05:25 AM 0.26 L 2025/06/29 Sun 11:39 AM 3.58 H 2025/06/29 Sun 05:12 PM 0.41 L 2025/06/30 Mon 12:00 AM 3.51 H 2025/06/30 Mon 05:59 AM 0.39 L 2025/06/30 Mon 12:31 PM 3.48 H 2025/06/30 Mon 06:02 PM 0.64 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/06/29 Sun 04:48 AM 0.50 L 2025/06/29 Sun 12:02 PM 4.77 H 2025/06/29 Sun 04:54 PM 0.57 L 2025/06/30 Mon 12:21 AM 4.70 H 2025/06/30 Mon 05:28 AM 0.60 L 2025/06/30 Mon 12:53 PM 4.64 H 2025/06/30 Mon 05:42 PM 0.83 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. South wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 95. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Independence Day
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A
chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S 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 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or
less after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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.
