Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 07, 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 2025/08/06 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 2025/08/07 Thu 12:49 AM 0.46 L 2025/08/07 Thu 06:59 AM 3.15 H 2025/08/07 Thu 12:26 PM 0.31 L 2025/08/07 Thu 07:21 PM 3.82 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/08/07 Thu 12:49 AM 0.46 L 2025/08/07 Thu 06:59 AM 3.15 H 2025/08/07 Thu 12:26 PM 0.31 L 2025/08/07 Thu 07:21 PM 3.82 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 6 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 88. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Waves around
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 7 seconds and E 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON 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...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON 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.
