Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 07, 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 2025/07/06 Sun 05:05 AM 2.59 H 2025/07/06 Sun 10:25 AM 0.63 L 2025/07/06 Sun 05:39 PM 3.38 H 2025/07/06 Sun 11:46 PM 0.67 L 2025/07/07 Mon 06:00 AM 2.69 H 2025/07/07 Mon 11:13 AM 0.54 L 2025/07/07 Mon 06:26 PM 3.49 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/07/06 Sun 05:08 AM 3.40 H 2025/07/06 Sun 10:29 AM 0.96 L 2025/07/06 Sun 05:40 PM 4.26 H 2025/07/06 Sun 11:29 PM 1.00 L 2025/07/07 Mon 06:08 AM 3.53 H 2025/07/07 Mon 11:19 AM 0.86 L 2025/07/07 Mon 06:33 PM 4.39 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 66. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers this morning. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers. A chance of tstms.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers this morning. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
14 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE
1 foot at 13 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A
chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers this morning. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
13 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers after midnight. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
13 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
13 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in
the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E 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.
