Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 19, 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 2025/11/18 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 2025/11/19 Wed 06:53 AM 3.88 H 2025/11/19 Wed 12:38 PM 0.18 L 2025/11/19 Wed 07:11 PM 3.17 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/11/19 Wed 07:08 AM 4.71 H 2025/11/19 Wed 12:26 PM 0.25 L 2025/11/19 Wed 07:25 PM 3.98 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 46. Light northwest wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Light north wind.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind.
Friday
A slight chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of rain before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW
1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming W around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot
or less.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
N 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 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 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW 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.
