Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 15, 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 2025/07/14 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 2025/07/15 Tue 04:58 AM 0.00 L 2025/07/15 Tue 11:54 AM 3.79 H 2025/07/15 Tue 05:16 PM 0.33 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/07/15 Tue 05:09 AM 0.16 L 2025/07/15 Tue 12:13 PM 4.83 H 2025/07/15 Tue 05:26 PM 0.58 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 8 mph
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.WED...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: S
2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to
1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of showers after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...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 SE
1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to
1 NM or less after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 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 7 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM in the afternoon.
.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 SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of showers after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.THU 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 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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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: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 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.
