Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 23, 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 2025/07/22 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 2025/07/23 Wed 01:21 AM 0.24 L 2025/07/23 Wed 07:11 AM 3.72 H 2025/07/23 Wed 12:28 PM 0.07 L 2025/07/23 Wed 07:41 PM 4.50 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/07/23 Wed 12:40 AM 0.58 L 2025/07/23 Wed 07:26 AM 4.72 H 2025/07/23 Wed 12:22 PM 0.16 L 2025/07/23 Wed 07:54 PM 5.51 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 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.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance
of showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 7 seconds,
becoming S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 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 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.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
this afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 5 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft 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: 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 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming NW around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S with gusts up to 20 kt
this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. 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: SW
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
8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming NW around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E 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.
