Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 11, 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 2025/08/10 Sun 02:44 AM -0.06 L 2025/08/10 Sun 09:08 AM 3.92 H 2025/08/10 Sun 02:45 PM -0.03 L 2025/08/10 Sun 09:26 PM 4.24 H 2025/08/11 Mon 03:19 AM -0.17 L 2025/08/11 Mon 09:53 AM 4.09 H 2025/08/11 Mon 03:31 PM -0.04 L 2025/08/11 Mon 10:12 PM 4.18 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/08/10 Sun 02:41 AM 0.17 L 2025/08/10 Sun 09:24 AM 4.92 H 2025/08/10 Sun 02:50 PM 0.19 L 2025/08/10 Sun 09:44 PM 5.33 H 2025/08/11 Mon 03:22 AM -0.00 L 2025/08/11 Mon 10:10 AM 5.11 H 2025/08/11 Mon 03:37 PM 0.18 L 2025/08/11 Mon 10:31 PM 5.26 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E. Waves
around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming E. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.WED 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 E 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming SE 5 to 10 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.
