Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 19, 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 2025/09/18 Thu 12:13 AM 0.50 L 2025/09/18 Thu 05:48 AM 3.66 H 2025/09/18 Thu 11:51 AM 0.48 L 2025/09/18 Thu 06:21 PM 3.93 H 2025/09/19 Fri 12:48 AM 0.41 L 2025/09/19 Fri 06:40 AM 3.90 H 2025/09/19 Fri 12:32 PM 0.37 L 2025/09/19 Fri 07:08 PM 4.00 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/18 Thu 12:56 AM 0.82 L 2025/09/18 Thu 05:58 AM 4.44 H 2025/09/18 Thu 11:06 AM 0.74 L 2025/09/18 Thu 06:33 PM 4.78 H 2025/09/19 Fri 01:25 AM 0.77 L 2025/09/19 Fri 06:55 AM 4.72 H 2025/09/19 Fri 11:57 AM 0.58 L 2025/09/19 Fri 07:22 PM 4.90 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light southeast wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 3 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...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 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming W. Seas around
2 ft, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 4 seconds, becoming NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW 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:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W 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.
