Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 05, 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 2025/08/04 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 2025/08/05 Tue 05:18 AM 2.66 H 2025/08/05 Tue 10:47 AM 0.65 L 2025/08/05 Tue 05:52 PM 3.34 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/08/05 Tue 05:21 AM 3.49 H 2025/08/05 Tue 10:52 AM 0.98 L 2025/08/05 Tue 05:55 PM 4.21 H 2025/08/05 Tue 11:52 PM 1.00 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 7 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 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE
1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW 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.
