Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 27, 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 2025/10/26 Sun 04:16 AM 0.52 L 2025/10/26 Sun 11:20 AM 3.28 H 2025/10/26 Sun 05:06 PM 0.69 L 2025/10/26 Sun 11:51 PM 2.73 H 2025/10/27 Mon 04:56 AM 0.66 L 2025/10/27 Mon 12:08 PM 3.13 H 2025/10/27 Mon 05:50 PM 0.85 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/10/26 Sun 04:38 AM 0.63 L 2025/10/26 Sun 11:41 AM 4.09 H 2025/10/26 Sun 05:18 PM 0.82 L 2025/10/27 Mon 12:11 AM 3.55 H 2025/10/27 Mon 05:19 AM 0.81 L 2025/10/27 Mon 12:29 PM 3.95 H 2025/10/27 Mon 06:00 PM 1.04 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Rain. High near 59. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 49. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this morning.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
around 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE. Gusts up
to 35 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 4 to
6 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 5 ft at 8 seconds.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...N winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at
5 seconds. Showers.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at
8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW 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.
