Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 12, 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 2025/08/11 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 2025/08/12 Tue 03:53 AM -0.22 L 2025/08/12 Tue 10:39 AM 4.20 H 2025/08/12 Tue 04:17 PM 0.04 L 2025/08/12 Tue 11:00 PM 4.02 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/08/12 Tue 04:02 AM -0.12 L 2025/08/12 Tue 10:58 AM 5.24 H 2025/08/12 Tue 04:23 PM 0.24 L 2025/08/12 Tue 11:21 PM 5.09 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. 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 9 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. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...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 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED 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
1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of
showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.WED...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. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED 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
1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.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...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 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...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 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.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
8 seconds.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S 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.
