Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 16, 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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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light southwest wind.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light southeast wind.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Marine Forecast
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light southwest wind.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light southeast wind.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Marine Forecast
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Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Tonight: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Wed: E winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Wed Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Thu: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Thu Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
Fri Through Sat Night: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Tonight: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Wed: E winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Wed Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Thu: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Thu Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
Fri Through Sat Night: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
his Afternoon: E winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Tonight: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Wed: E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
Wed Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Thu: NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
Thu Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Fri Through Sat Night: E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Wed: E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
Wed Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Thu: NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
Thu Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Fri Through Sat Night: E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
This Afternoon: E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Tonight: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Wed: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers.
Wed Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
Thu: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers.
Thu Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Fri Through Sat Night: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
This Afternoon: NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Tonight: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Wed: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Wed Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers.
Thu: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
Thu Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Fri Through Sat Night: SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Wed: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Wed Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers.
Thu: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
Thu Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Fri Through Sat Night: SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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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