Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 14, 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 2025/07/13 Sun 03:51 AM 0.06 L 2025/07/13 Sun 10:17 AM 3.58 H 2025/07/13 Sun 03:44 PM 0.17 L 2025/07/13 Sun 10:34 PM 3.98 H 2025/07/14 Mon 04:24 AM 0.01 L 2025/07/14 Mon 11:04 AM 3.68 H 2025/07/14 Mon 04:29 PM 0.23 L 2025/07/14 Mon 11:21 PM 3.88 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/07/13 Sun 03:51 AM 0.33 L 2025/07/13 Sun 10:35 AM 4.59 H 2025/07/13 Sun 03:55 PM 0.43 L 2025/07/13 Sun 10:54 PM 5.04 H 2025/07/14 Mon 04:30 AM 0.23 L 2025/07/14 Mon 11:23 AM 4.70 H 2025/07/14 Mon 04:40 PM 0.47 L 2025/07/14 Mon 11:42 PM 4.95 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay-
1006 AM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the morning. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and tstms
after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the morning. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
6 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
6 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and
tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
6 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight. A chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...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 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and E 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 7 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.
