Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 14, 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 2025/11/13 Thu 02:01 AM 3.46 H 2025/11/13 Thu 08:48 AM 0.74 L 2025/11/13 Thu 02:29 PM 3.30 H 2025/11/13 Thu 09:25 PM 0.53 L 2025/11/14 Fri 03:01 AM 3.50 H 2025/11/14 Fri 09:46 AM 0.67 L 2025/11/14 Fri 03:29 PM 3.18 H 2025/11/14 Fri 09:59 PM 0.48 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/11/13 Thu 02:10 AM 4.20 H 2025/11/13 Thu 07:11 AM 1.07 L 2025/11/13 Thu 02:37 PM 4.10 H 2025/11/13 Thu 10:21 PM 0.82 L 2025/11/14 Fri 03:08 AM 4.20 H 2025/11/14 Fri 10:38 AM 1.05 L 2025/11/14 Fri 03:34 PM 3.93 H 2025/11/14 Fri 10:50 PM 0.83 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 38. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of rain, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light west wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Light northwest wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
around 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 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 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
15 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and
E 1 foot at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
13 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at
7 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...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. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 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.
