Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 26, 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 2025/09/25 Thu 03:33 AM 0.27 L 2025/09/25 Thu 10:38 AM 3.78 H 2025/09/25 Thu 04:15 PM 0.42 L 2025/09/25 Thu 10:57 PM 3.13 H 2025/09/26 Fri 04:08 AM 0.41 L 2025/09/26 Fri 11:15 AM 3.54 H 2025/09/26 Fri 04:53 PM 0.60 L 2025/09/26 Fri 11:37 PM 2.91 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/25 Thu 03:45 AM 0.32 L 2025/09/25 Thu 10:56 AM 4.64 H 2025/09/25 Thu 04:21 PM 0.50 L 2025/09/25 Thu 11:16 PM 3.95 H 2025/09/26 Fri 04:25 AM 0.48 L 2025/09/26 Fri 11:34 AM 4.38 H 2025/09/26 Fri 05:03 PM 0.70 L 2025/09/26 Fri 11:57 PM 3.73 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light northwest wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot
at 2 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot
at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
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.
