Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 12, 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 Daylight Time (GMT -4)
Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:
Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Provport: 38-00
Hudson: 27-06
ExxonMobil: 38-00
Shell: 40-00
Sprague Providence: 32-00 (Flood tide restricted for berthing)
Sprague East Providence: 32-06 (Daylight & flood tide restricted for berthing)
Tides / Currents
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence, RI Weather
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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Marine Forecast
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Marine Forecast
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Narragansett Bay:
onight: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
Sat: SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
Sat Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sun: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sun Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
Mon And Mon Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Tue Through Wed Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sat: SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
Sat Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sun: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sun Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
Mon And Mon Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Tue Through Wed Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
Tonight: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Sat: SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Sat Night: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Sun: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Sun Night: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Mon And Mon Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Tue Through Wed Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sat: SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Sat Night: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Sun: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Sun Night: SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Mon And Mon Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Tue Through Wed Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
Tonight: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft this evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Sat: SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Sat Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Sun Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Mon And Mon Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Tue Through Wed Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
Tonight: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Sat: SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: NE 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Sun: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Sun Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Mon And Mon Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Tue Through Wed Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sat: SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: NE 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Sun: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Sun Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Mon And Mon Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Tue Through Wed Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
Cape Cod Canal Draft Restriction
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The US Army Corp of Engineers has advised that the current maximum air draft for Cape Cod Canal transits remains at 135 feet. Max draft in the canal is currently 30 feet. Vessels with drafts over 28 feet will need a tide window for transit
Cape Cod Canal Transit Restriction
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