Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 02, 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 2025/09/01 Mon 02:34 AM 2.56 H 2025/09/01 Mon 08:00 AM 0.96 L 2025/09/01 Mon 03:05 PM 3.03 H 2025/09/01 Mon 10:01 PM 1.07 L 2025/09/02 Tue 03:31 AM 2.58 H 2025/09/02 Tue 09:16 AM 0.91 L 2025/09/02 Tue 04:08 PM 3.09 H 2025/09/02 Tue 10:57 PM 0.90 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/01 Mon 02:51 AM 3.42 H 2025/09/01 Mon 08:16 AM 1.31 L 2025/09/01 Mon 03:14 PM 3.91 H 2025/09/01 Mon 09:28 PM 1.48 L 2025/09/02 Tue 03:42 AM 3.45 H 2025/09/02 Tue 09:24 AM 1.26 L 2025/09/02 Tue 04:10 PM 3.96 H 2025/09/02 Tue 10:33 PM 1.31 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of showers between 11am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Waves around
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds, becoming E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S 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 S 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 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.
