Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 10, 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 2025/09/09 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 2025/09/10 Wed 03:21 AM -0.38 L 2025/09/10 Wed 10:15 AM 4.66 H 2025/09/10 Wed 04:04 PM -0.11 L 2025/09/10 Wed 10:39 PM 4.07 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/09/10 Wed 03:31 AM -0.39 L 2025/09/10 Wed 10:33 AM 5.70 H 2025/09/10 Wed 04:06 PM 0.02 L 2025/09/10 Wed 11:00 PM 5.11 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the
evening.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the evening.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI 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.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 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.
