Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 09, 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 2025/09/08 Mon 02:04 AM -0.26 L 2025/09/08 Mon 08:42 AM 4.42 H 2025/09/08 Mon 02:29 PM -0.22 L 2025/09/08 Mon 09:03 PM 4.34 H 2025/09/09 Tue 02:42 AM -0.37 L 2025/09/09 Tue 09:27 AM 4.61 H 2025/09/09 Tue 03:17 PM -0.22 L 2025/09/09 Tue 09:50 PM 4.25 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/08 Mon 02:08 AM -0.16 L 2025/09/08 Mon 08:58 AM 5.44 H 2025/09/08 Mon 02:30 PM -0.05 L 2025/09/08 Mon 09:20 PM 5.44 H 2025/09/09 Tue 02:49 AM -0.33 L 2025/09/09 Tue 09:45 AM 5.64 H 2025/09/09 Tue 03:18 PM -0.06 L 2025/09/09 Tue 10:09 PM 5.33 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N 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 SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E 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 SE
1 foot at 7 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft
at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds.
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.
