Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 24, 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 2025/11/23 Sun 02:17 AM 0.26 L 2025/11/23 Sun 09:15 AM 3.45 H 2025/11/23 Sun 03:11 PM 0.33 L 2025/11/23 Sun 09:41 PM 2.85 H 2025/11/24 Mon 02:56 AM 0.34 L 2025/11/24 Mon 09:55 AM 3.31 H 2025/11/24 Mon 03:47 PM 0.43 L 2025/11/24 Mon 10:26 PM 2.77 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/11/23 Sun 02:34 AM 0.31 L 2025/11/23 Sun 09:32 AM 4.26 H 2025/11/23 Sun 03:16 PM 0.44 L 2025/11/23 Sun 09:59 PM 3.67 H 2025/11/24 Mon 03:16 AM 0.41 L 2025/11/24 Mon 10:16 AM 4.13 H 2025/11/24 Mon 03:56 PM 0.57 L 2025/11/24 Mon 10:44 PM 3.58 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Rain. Patchy fog between 8pm and 4am. Low around 46. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 9 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE...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 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S
2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to
35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.
