Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 11, 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 2025/07/10 Thu 01:58 AM 0.30 L 2025/07/10 Thu 08:09 AM 3.20 H 2025/07/10 Thu 01:30 PM 0.26 L 2025/07/10 Thu 08:27 PM 3.89 H 2025/07/11 Fri 02:40 AM 0.20 L 2025/07/11 Fri 08:51 AM 3.34 H 2025/07/11 Fri 02:15 PM 0.20 L 2025/07/11 Fri 09:07 PM 3.98 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/07/10 Thu 01:43 AM 0.61 L 2025/07/10 Thu 08:23 AM 4.18 H 2025/07/10 Thu 01:39 PM 0.53 L 2025/07/10 Thu 08:41 PM 4.92 H 2025/07/11 Fri 02:27 AM 0.52 L 2025/07/11 Fri 09:05 AM 4.35 H 2025/07/11 Fri 02:24 PM 0.46 L 2025/07/11 Fri 09:23 PM 5.03 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
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. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A chance of showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 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 S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
E 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 8 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 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.
