Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 06, 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 2025/08/05 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 2025/08/06 Wed 12:07 AM 0.65 L 2025/08/06 Wed 06:12 AM 2.88 H 2025/08/06 Wed 11:39 AM 0.49 L 2025/08/06 Wed 06:39 PM 3.57 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/08/06 Wed 06:22 AM 3.74 H 2025/08/06 Wed 11:44 AM 0.78 L 2025/08/06 Wed 06:49 PM 4.49 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE 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...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming E
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 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.
