Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 03, 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 2025/11/02 Sun 04:21 AM 3.84 H 2025/11/02 Sun 10:27 AM 0.12 L 2025/11/02 Sun 04:46 PM 3.66 H 2025/11/02 Sun 10:29 PM -0.16 L 2025/11/03 Mon 05:14 AM 4.30 H 2025/11/03 Mon 11:17 AM -0.15 L 2025/11/03 Mon 05:39 PM 3.87 H 2025/11/03 Mon 11:10 PM -0.40 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/11/02 Sun 04:33 AM 4.68 H 2025/11/02 Sun 10:22 AM 0.34 L 2025/11/02 Sun 05:01 PM 4.60 H 2025/11/02 Sun 10:36 PM -0.12 L 2025/11/03 Mon 05:29 AM 5.20 H 2025/11/03 Mon 11:13 AM 0.01 L 2025/11/03 Mon 05:56 PM 4.86 H 2025/11/03 Mon 11:20 PM -0.44 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft. Rain likely.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU...NW 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 rain.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
8 seconds. Rain likely.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds,
becoming W 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Rain
likely, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at
6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds, becoming W
9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain likely.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
8 seconds. Rain likely.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at
4 seconds. Rain likely.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
4 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
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.
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.
