Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 10, 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 2025/10/09 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 2025/10/10 Fri 03:38 AM -0.33 L 2025/10/10 Fri 10:46 AM 4.73 H 2025/10/10 Fri 04:42 PM 0.05 L 2025/10/10 Fri 11:16 PM 3.82 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/10/10 Fri 03:49 AM -0.42 L 2025/10/10 Fri 11:04 AM 5.73 H 2025/10/10 Fri 04:35 PM 0.10 L 2025/10/10 Fri 11:36 PM 4.81 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. Light south wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Rain. Low around 53. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Columbus Day
Rain. High near 62. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to
40 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the
bay entrance. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN 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. Rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 5 to 7 ft at the bay entrance. Rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds,
becoming E 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance
of rain.
.SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 7 ft at 14 seconds, becoming
SE 9 ft at 10 seconds and NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. Rain likely. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SE 13 ft at 12 seconds and NE 7 ft at
6 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...E winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely.
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Buzzard Bay:
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S 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 4 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 5 ft at
12 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...E winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 5 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 2 to
3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming E 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 5 seconds and SE
7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.
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.
