Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 30, 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 2025/07/29 Tue 04:55 AM 0.29 L 2025/07/29 Tue 12:00 PM 3.77 H 2025/07/29 Tue 05:17 PM 0.56 L 2025/07/30 Wed 12:14 AM 3.32 H 2025/07/30 Wed 05:28 AM 0.41 L 2025/07/30 Wed 12:46 PM 3.60 H 2025/07/30 Wed 06:03 PM 0.76 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/07/29 Tue 04:54 AM 0.41 L 2025/07/29 Tue 12:18 PM 4.68 H 2025/07/29 Tue 05:16 PM 0.74 L 2025/07/30 Wed 12:31 AM 4.21 H 2025/07/30 Wed 05:33 AM 0.53 L 2025/07/30 Wed 01:02 PM 4.52 H 2025/07/30 Wed 06:02 PM 0.97 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 99. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to around
10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 1 foot
or less, then around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 7 seconds,
becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 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.
