Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 12, 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 2025/11/11 Tue 12:00 AM 3.53 H 2025/11/11 Tue 05:07 AM 0.51 L 2025/11/11 Tue 12:30 PM 3.73 H 2025/11/11 Tue 07:36 PM 0.57 L 2025/11/12 Wed 01:00 AM 3.47 H 2025/11/12 Wed 06:54 AM 0.74 L 2025/11/12 Wed 01:30 PM 3.49 H 2025/11/12 Wed 08:38 PM 0.56 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/11/11 Tue 12:15 AM 4.37 H 2025/11/11 Tue 05:00 AM 0.46 L 2025/11/11 Tue 12:43 PM 4.60 H 2025/11/11 Tue 05:53 PM 0.96 L 2025/11/11 Tue 07:14 PM 1.06 H 2025/11/11 Tue 08:43 PM 0.93 L 2025/11/12 Wed 01:13 AM 4.25 H 2025/11/12 Wed 05:59 AM 0.83 L 2025/11/12 Wed 01:41 PM 4.33 H 2025/11/12 Wed 09:37 PM 0.86 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Rain, mainly before noon. High near 55. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds
and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
around 3 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.
