Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 13, 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 2025/08/13 Wed 04:29 AM -0.20 L 2025/08/13 Wed 11:29 AM 4.25 H 2025/08/13 Wed 05:04 PM 0.19 L 2025/08/13 Wed 11:51 PM 3.81 H 2025/08/14 Thu 05:09 AM -0.10 L 2025/08/14 Thu 12:22 PM 4.24 H 2025/08/14 Thu 05:58 PM 0.40 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/08/13 Wed 04:41 AM -0.15 L 2025/08/13 Wed 11:48 AM 5.30 H 2025/08/13 Wed 05:10 PM 0.38 L 2025/08/14 Thu 12:12 AM 4.86 H 2025/08/14 Thu 05:22 AM -0.08 L 2025/08/14 Thu 12:40 PM 5.29 H 2025/08/14 Thu 05:58 PM 0.59 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers after 3am. Areas of fog after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. 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, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 8 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Areas of fog this
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Areas of fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely.
Areas of fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...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. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Showers likely.
Areas of fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the evening. A chance of
showers in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...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. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
Areas of fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers likely in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 1 foot
or less, then around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds
and S 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Areas of fog this morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...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. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. Showers likely.
Areas of fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Showers likely
in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
16 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
15 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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.
