Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 08, 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 2025/10/07 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 2025/10/08 Wed 02:08 AM -0.51 L 2025/10/08 Wed 09:04 AM 4.95 H 2025/10/08 Wed 03:02 PM -0.34 L 2025/10/08 Wed 09:29 PM 4.21 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/10/08 Wed 02:17 AM -0.58 L 2025/10/08 Wed 09:21 AM 6.00 H 2025/10/08 Wed 02:58 PM -0.25 L 2025/10/08 Wed 09:48 PM 5.26 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then rain likely. Patchy fog before 2pm. Temperature falling to around 60 by 5pm. Southwest wind around 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 35. Light north wind.
Friday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Light southwest wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Columbus Day
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain with a slight
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. A chance
of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain
with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM
or less this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
E 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain with isolated
tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU...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.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds,
becoming N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds
and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain with isolated tstms.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...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.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at
2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 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.
