Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 09, 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 2025/10/08 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 2025/10/09 Thu 02:52 AM -0.47 L 2025/10/09 Thu 09:53 AM 4.92 H 2025/10/09 Thu 03:52 PM -0.20 L 2025/10/09 Thu 10:21 PM 4.04 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/10/09 Thu 03:02 AM -0.56 L 2025/10/09 Thu 10:11 AM 5.95 H 2025/10/09 Thu 03:47 PM -0.13 L 2025/10/09 Thu 10:41 PM 5.06 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 34. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Light south wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Columbus Day
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt. Waves around 3 ft, except 5 to 8 ft at the bay
entrance. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 5 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 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 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 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: S 1 foot at 3 seconds
and S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E
1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...NE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and
NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 2 seconds and NW
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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.
