Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 25, 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 2025/08/24 Sun 02:48 AM 0.17 L 2025/08/24 Sun 09:16 AM 4.19 H 2025/08/24 Sun 02:46 PM 0.16 L 2025/08/24 Sun 09:35 PM 4.04 H 2025/08/25 Mon 03:13 AM 0.16 L 2025/08/25 Mon 09:58 AM 4.13 H 2025/08/25 Mon 03:27 PM 0.22 L 2025/08/25 Mon 10:15 PM 3.80 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/08/24 Sun 02:21 AM 0.36 L 2025/08/24 Sun 09:32 AM 5.11 H 2025/08/24 Sun 02:33 PM 0.28 L 2025/08/24 Sun 09:50 PM 4.99 H 2025/08/25 Mon 03:01 AM 0.28 L 2025/08/25 Mon 10:15 AM 5.04 H 2025/08/25 Mon 03:19 PM 0.35 L 2025/08/25 Mon 10:31 PM 4.71 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers
this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to
20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers
this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
4 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU AND THU 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 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming SE. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to
20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU AND THU 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 S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this
morning. A chance of showers this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 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.
