Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 22, 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 2025/07/21 Mon 05:11 AM 3.30 H 2025/07/21 Mon 10:30 AM 0.21 L 2025/07/21 Mon 05:47 PM 4.28 H 2025/07/22 Tue 12:28 AM 0.33 L 2025/07/22 Tue 06:14 AM 3.49 H 2025/07/22 Tue 11:31 AM 0.14 L 2025/07/22 Tue 06:47 PM 4.42 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/07/21 Mon 05:22 AM 4.27 H 2025/07/21 Mon 10:31 AM 0.34 L 2025/07/21 Mon 05:55 PM 5.25 H 2025/07/21 Mon 11:50 PM 0.69 L 2025/07/22 Tue 06:28 AM 4.46 H 2025/07/22 Tue 11:28 AM 0.25 L 2025/07/22 Tue 06:59 PM 5.39 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft this morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Rhode Island Sound:
TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WED...SW 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 7 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.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 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and N
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Patchy fog.
A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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.
