Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 18, 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 2025/07/17 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 2025/07/18 Fri 02:00 AM 3.41 H 2025/07/18 Fri 07:17 AM 0.17 L 2025/07/18 Fri 02:33 PM 4.07 H 2025/07/18 Fri 08:57 PM 0.63 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/07/18 Fri 02:20 AM 4.47 H 2025/07/18 Fri 07:27 AM 0.30 L 2025/07/18 Fri 02:49 PM 5.16 H 2025/07/18 Fri 08:26 PM 1.00 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and
E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms
in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT...S 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: SW
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S 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
8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds around 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
9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 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: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...S winds around 5 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: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and S
1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 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.
