Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 06, 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 2025/11/05 Wed 06:54 AM 4.94 H 2025/11/05 Wed 12:58 PM -0.41 L 2025/11/05 Wed 07:20 PM 4.09 H 2025/11/06 Thu 12:40 AM -0.59 L 2025/11/06 Thu 07:44 AM 5.02 H 2025/11/06 Thu 01:51 PM -0.38 L 2025/11/06 Thu 08:12 PM 4.07 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/11/05 Wed 12:04 AM -0.65 L 2025/11/05 Wed 07:10 AM 5.95 H 2025/11/05 Wed 12:50 PM -0.37 L 2025/11/05 Wed 07:38 PM 5.14 H 2025/11/06 Thu 12:50 AM -0.72 L 2025/11/06 Thu 08:00 AM 6.04 H 2025/11/06 Thu 01:39 PM -0.35 L 2025/11/06 Thu 08:30 PM 5.10 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Light southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 50. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
A chance of rain before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain between 9pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Veterans Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves around 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves around
2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after
midnight.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.FRI...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 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 9 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of
rain in the evening, then rain after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Rain likely in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to
30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E
1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI...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 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming SW 4 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of
rain in the evening, then rain after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Rain likely in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Rain likely.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 11 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Rain likely.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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.
