Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 18, 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 2025/11/17 Mon 05:37 AM 3.82 H 2025/11/17 Mon 11:30 AM 0.37 L 2025/11/17 Mon 05:55 PM 3.16 H 2025/11/17 Mon 11:09 PM 0.25 L 2025/11/18 Tue 06:16 AM 3.88 H 2025/11/18 Tue 12:02 PM 0.26 L 2025/11/18 Tue 06:34 PM 3.17 H 2025/11/18 Tue 11:41 PM 0.18 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/11/17 Mon 05:53 AM 4.58 H 2025/11/17 Mon 11:05 AM 0.58 L 2025/11/17 Mon 06:11 PM 3.90 H 2025/11/17 Mon 11:04 PM 0.32 L 2025/11/18 Tue 06:32 AM 4.68 H 2025/11/18 Tue 11:45 AM 0.39 L 2025/11/18 Tue 06:49 PM 3.95 H 2025/11/18 Tue 11:44 PM 0.20 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light west wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Light north wind.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Friday
A chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light northwest wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light west wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and NE
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 5 seconds and SW
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance
of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and
S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 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.
