Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 31, 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 )
Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday, November 2nd at 0200. Please retard your clocks 1 hour at that time.
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 2025/10/30 Thu 02:28 AM 2.83 H 2025/10/30 Thu 08:01 AM 0.88 L 2025/10/30 Thu 02:49 PM 3.14 H 2025/10/30 Thu 09:19 PM 0.70 L 2025/10/31 Fri 03:24 AM 3.07 H 2025/10/31 Fri 09:26 AM 0.71 L 2025/10/31 Fri 03:47 PM 3.26 H 2025/10/31 Fri 10:07 PM 0.43 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/10/30 Thu 02:42 AM 3.65 H 2025/10/30 Thu 08:08 AM 1.16 L 2025/10/30 Thu 03:06 PM 4.04 H 2025/10/30 Thu 09:07 PM 1.04 L 2025/10/31 Fri 03:36 AM 3.89 H 2025/10/31 Fri 09:23 AM 1.00 L 2025/10/31 Fri 04:01 PM 4.18 H 2025/10/31 Fri 10:03 PM 0.69 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Monday
A chance of showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Showers likely, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt.
Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. At the bay entrance, waves
5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Waves 5 to
7 ft, except 7 to 10 ft at the bay entrance.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt, decreasing to
25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at
9 seconds and SW 7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SW 11 ft at
8 seconds and S 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW
14 ft at 9 seconds and S 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds, becoming W 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft,
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds, becoming W 4 ft at 7 seconds
and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers
likely.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers
likely.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming W 4 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas around
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
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.
