Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 17, 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 2025/07/16 Wed 12:12 AM 3.74 H 2025/07/16 Wed 05:37 AM 0.03 L 2025/07/16 Wed 12:45 PM 3.90 H 2025/07/16 Wed 06:11 PM 0.47 L 2025/07/17 Thu 01:05 AM 3.57 H 2025/07/17 Thu 06:23 AM 0.09 L 2025/07/17 Thu 01:38 PM 4.00 H 2025/07/17 Thu 07:22 PM 0.60 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/07/16 Wed 12:33 AM 4.80 H 2025/07/16 Wed 05:49 AM 0.14 L 2025/07/16 Wed 01:04 PM 4.97 H 2025/07/16 Wed 06:15 PM 0.73 L 2025/07/17 Thu 01:26 AM 4.64 H 2025/07/17 Thu 06:34 AM 0.20 L 2025/07/17 Thu 01:56 PM 5.09 H 2025/07/17 Thu 07:15 PM 0.91 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of
tstms. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight chance of
showers this afternoon. Areas of fog this morning with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft, then
1 foot or less.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight chance of
showers this afternoon. Areas of fog this morning with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT 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. A chance of showers after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight chance of
showers this afternoon. Areas of fog this morning with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Areas of fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT 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 SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft, then 1 foot or less.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot
at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
with isolated tstms. Areas of fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...SW 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 SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds
and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...W winds around 5 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: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW 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
6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, then 1 foot or less.
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.
