Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 08, 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: 2025/08/08 Fri 01:30 AM 0.27 L 2025/08/08 Fri 07:42 AM 3.42 H 2025/08/08 Fri 01:12 PM 0.16 L 2025/08/08 Fri 08:02 PM 4.04 H 2025/08/09 Sat 02:08 AM 0.09 L 2025/08/09 Sat 08:25 AM 3.69 H 2025/08/09 Sat 01:59 PM 0.04 L 2025/08/09 Sat 08:43 PM 4.19 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/08/08 Fri 01:19 AM 0.58 L 2025/08/08 Fri 07:56 AM 4.39 H 2025/08/08 Fri 01:18 PM 0.39 L 2025/08/08 Fri 08:17 PM 5.09 H 2025/08/09 Sat 02:00 AM 0.37 L 2025/08/09 Sat 08:39 AM 4.68 H 2025/08/09 Sat 02:03 PM 0.26 L 2025/08/09 Sat 09:00 PM 5.28 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 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. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming W around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 7 seconds and E 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE 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.
