Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 21, 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 2025/11/20 Thu 12:18 AM 0.15 L 2025/11/20 Thu 07:28 AM 3.82 H 2025/11/20 Thu 01:17 PM 0.15 L 2025/11/20 Thu 07:47 PM 3.13 H 2025/11/21 Fri 12:57 AM 0.15 L 2025/11/21 Fri 08:02 AM 3.72 H 2025/11/21 Fri 01:56 PM 0.17 L 2025/11/21 Fri 08:23 PM 3.06 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/11/20 Thu 12:25 AM 0.15 L 2025/11/20 Thu 07:42 AM 4.66 H 2025/11/20 Thu 01:08 PM 0.20 L 2025/11/20 Thu 08:01 PM 3.96 H 2025/11/21 Fri 01:08 AM 0.17 L 2025/11/21 Fri 08:16 AM 4.55 H 2025/11/21 Fri 01:51 PM 0.22 L 2025/11/21 Fri 08:38 PM 3.89 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain after 3am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain before 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thanksgiving Day
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds,
becoming S 3 ft at 5 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: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to
3 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds
and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Rain likely.
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.
