Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 03, 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 2025/09/02 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 2025/09/03 Wed 04:36 AM 2.73 H 2025/09/03 Wed 10:24 AM 0.73 L 2025/09/03 Wed 05:11 PM 3.29 H 2025/09/03 Wed 11:40 PM 0.67 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/09/03 Wed 04:40 AM 3.57 H 2025/09/03 Wed 10:26 AM 1.05 L 2025/09/03 Wed 05:14 PM 4.16 H 2025/09/03 Wed 11:25 PM 1.05 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 77. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light northwest wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 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.
