Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 10, 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 2025/11/09 Sun 03:11 AM -0.12 L 2025/11/09 Sun 10:28 AM 4.35 H 2025/11/09 Sun 04:35 PM 0.25 L 2025/11/09 Sun 10:59 PM 3.65 H 2025/11/10 Mon 04:04 AM 0.18 L 2025/11/10 Mon 11:29 AM 4.02 H 2025/11/10 Mon 06:06 PM 0.48 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/11/09 Sun 03:18 AM -0.25 L 2025/11/09 Sun 10:44 AM 5.28 H 2025/11/09 Sun 04:07 PM 0.33 L 2025/11/09 Sun 11:16 PM 4.55 H 2025/11/10 Mon 04:08 AM 0.08 L 2025/11/10 Mon 11:43 AM 4.92 H 2025/11/10 Mon 04:56 PM 0.67 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Rain, mainly before 3pm. Areas of fog before 1pm. High near 60. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Veterans Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or
less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W with gusts up to 20 kt
this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds
and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of rain this
morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at
9 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at
6 seconds.
.WED...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt
this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Areas of fog. Rain. Areas of drizzle
this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at
5 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of rain with areas of drizzle
this morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW
3 ft at 8 seconds, becoming W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 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.
