Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 07, 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 2025/10/06 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 2025/10/07 Tue 01:26 AM -0.44 L 2025/10/07 Tue 08:16 AM 4.81 H 2025/10/07 Tue 02:12 PM -0.35 L 2025/10/07 Tue 08:40 PM 4.28 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/10/07 Tue 01:34 AM -0.46 L 2025/10/07 Tue 08:33 AM 5.85 H 2025/10/07 Tue 02:09 PM -0.24 L 2025/10/07 Tue 08:58 PM 5.36 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Tonight
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 69. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Light north wind.
Friday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Columbus Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog.
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.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with 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.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with 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.
.TONIGHT...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.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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 2 ft at 3 seconds
and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. 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: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds.
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.
