Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 25, 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 2025/11/24 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 2025/11/25 Tue 03:35 AM 0.44 L 2025/11/25 Tue 10:41 AM 3.21 H 2025/11/25 Tue 04:26 PM 0.51 L 2025/11/25 Tue 11:15 PM 2.76 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/11/25 Tue 03:57 AM 0.52 L 2025/11/25 Tue 11:03 AM 4.04 H 2025/11/25 Tue 04:36 PM 0.68 L 2025/11/25 Tue 11:33 PM 3.56 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 4am. Patchy fog before 4am. Low around 47. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain likely, mainly between 7am and 3pm. Patchy fog before 1pm, then patchy fog after 4pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 61. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light west wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog in the
evening. A chance of rain in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at
6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A chance of rain in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...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 8 seconds and
W 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
8 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up 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.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...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 S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of rain
in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W
3 ft at 4 seconds.
.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.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely.
.WED...S 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 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy fog in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT 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.
