Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 04, 2025
Notices
omeland 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 2025/08/03 Sun 03:15 AM 2.54 H 2025/08/03 Sun 08:45 AM 0.83 L 2025/08/03 Sun 03:53 PM 3.13 H 2025/08/03 Sun 10:30 PM 0.95 L 2025/08/04 Mon 04:14 AM 2.54 H 2025/08/04 Mon 09:49 AM 0.78 L 2025/08/04 Mon 04:55 PM 3.18 H 2025/08/04 Mon 11:22 PM 0.81 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/08/03 Sun 03:27 AM 3.39 H 2025/08/03 Sun 08:56 AM 1.18 L 2025/08/03 Sun 03:54 PM 4.04 H 2025/08/03 Sun 10:05 PM 1.33 L 2025/08/04 Mon 04:19 AM 3.38 H 2025/08/04 Mon 09:56 AM 1.13 L 2025/08/04 Mon 04:50 PM 4.05 H 2025/08/04 Mon 11:02 PM 1.19 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Patchy smoke after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Light south wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming
NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE
1 foot at 2 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 1 foot
or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds. Patchy smoke.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S
1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
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.
