Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 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 2025/07/01 Tue 12:54 AM 3.42 H 2025/07/01 Tue 06:22 AM 0.51 L 2025/07/01 Tue 01:27 PM 3.59 H 2025/07/01 Tue 06:48 PM 0.84 L 2025/07/02 Wed 01:41 AM 3.13 H 2025/07/02 Wed 07:04 AM 0.61 L 2025/07/02 Wed 02:15 PM 3.49 H 2025/07/02 Wed 08:00 PM 0.95 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/07/01 Tue 01:09 AM 4.35 H 2025/07/01 Tue 06:09 AM 0.73 L 2025/07/01 Tue 01:42 PM 4.53 H 2025/07/01 Tue 06:32 PM 1.10 L 2025/07/02 Wed 01:55 AM 4.03 H 2025/07/02 Wed 06:55 AM 0.85 L 2025/07/02 Wed 02:28 PM 4.43 H 2025/07/02 Wed 07:30 PM 1.31 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Independence Day
Sunny, with a high near 84. 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 86. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A
slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, then a slight chance
of showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight
chance of tstms. A chance of showers, then a slight chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to
1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and
W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing
to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Isolated tstms. A chance of showers, then a slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 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.
