Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 11, 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 2025/09/10 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 2025/09/11 Thu 04:01 AM -0.30 L 2025/09/11 Thu 11:06 AM 4.59 H 2025/09/11 Thu 04:52 PM 0.10 L 2025/09/11 Thu 11:33 PM 3.83 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/09/11 Thu 04:14 AM -0.33 L 2025/09/11 Thu 11:25 AM 5.62 H 2025/09/11 Thu 04:53 PM 0.21 L 2025/09/11 Thu 11:53 PM 4.85 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, 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
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 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 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 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.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE 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:
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE 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.
