Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 07, 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 2025/11/06 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 2025/11/07 Fri 01:29 AM -0.53 L 2025/11/07 Fri 08:36 AM 4.92 H 2025/11/07 Fri 02:44 PM -0.24 L 2025/11/07 Fri 09:04 PM 3.97 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/11/07 Fri 01:38 AM -0.67 L 2025/11/07 Fri 08:52 AM 5.91 H 2025/11/07 Fri 02:30 PM -0.22 L 2025/11/07 Fri 09:23 PM 4.96 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Rain. Low around 49. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Veterans Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then showers after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
3 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas around 2 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
9 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight. Showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
rain.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Rain likely 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 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Showers likely in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 6 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.
