Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 06, 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 2025/10/05 Sun 12:11 AM -0.00 L 2025/10/05 Sun 06:43 AM 4.10 H 2025/10/05 Sun 12:35 PM -0.07 L 2025/10/05 Sun 07:05 PM 4.10 H 2025/10/06 Mon 12:47 AM -0.26 L 2025/10/06 Mon 07:30 AM 4.51 H 2025/10/06 Mon 01:23 PM -0.26 L 2025/10/06 Mon 07:52 PM 4.25 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/10/05 Sun 12:13 AM 0.14 L 2025/10/05 Sun 06:59 AM 5.01 H 2025/10/05 Sun 12:35 PM 0.11 L 2025/10/05 Sun 07:22 PM 5.13 H 2025/10/06 Mon 12:53 AM -0.21 L 2025/10/06 Mon 07:46 AM 5.50 H 2025/10/06 Mon 01:22 PM -0.12 L 2025/10/06 Mon 08:10 PM 5.32 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers, mainly before 5pm. High near 68. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Light north wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light southwest wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the evening. Showers after midnight.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas around
2 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Showers likely in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds. Showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Showers.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and N 4 ft at
7 seconds. Showers likely in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft, then
1 foot or less.
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.
