Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 28, 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 2025/07/27 Sun 04:00 AM 0.14 L 2025/07/27 Sun 10:27 AM 4.03 H 2025/07/27 Sun 03:51 PM 0.22 L 2025/07/27 Sun 10:47 PM 3.95 H 2025/07/28 Mon 04:27 AM 0.20 L 2025/07/28 Mon 11:14 AM 3.92 H 2025/07/28 Mon 04:34 PM 0.38 L 2025/07/28 Mon 11:30 PM 3.64 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/07/27 Sun 03:36 AM 0.37 L 2025/07/27 Sun 10:45 AM 4.97 H 2025/07/27 Sun 03:44 PM 0.36 L 2025/07/27 Sun 11:03 PM 4.92 H 2025/07/28 Mon 04:16 AM 0.37 L 2025/07/28 Mon 11:32 AM 4.84 H 2025/07/28 Mon 04:31 PM 0.53 L 2025/07/28 Mon 11:47 PM 4.56 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
A chance of showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 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
8 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 1 foot
or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...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 8 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
E 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. 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 NE 1 foot at 2 seconds,
becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming E 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW 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 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 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.
