Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 15, 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 2025/08/14 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 2025/08/15 Fri 12:46 AM 3.59 H 2025/08/15 Fri 05:54 AM 0.07 L 2025/08/15 Fri 01:17 PM 4.18 H 2025/08/15 Fri 07:10 PM 0.63 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/08/15 Fri 01:07 AM 4.62 H 2025/08/15 Fri 06:07 AM 0.10 L 2025/08/15 Fri 01:35 PM 5.23 H 2025/08/15 Fri 06:53 PM 0.86 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this morning.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers. A chance
of tstms in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...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. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog
in the evening with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
E 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Scattered showers. A chance
of tstms in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
5 seconds and N 2 ft at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. A chance of
tstms in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
5 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. A chance
of tstms in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 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.
