Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 01, 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 2025/12/01 Mon 04:00 AM 4.54 H 2025/12/01 Mon 10:00 AM 0.23 L 2025/12/01 Mon 04:29 PM 4.05 H 2025/12/01 Mon 09:58 PM -0.28 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/12/01 Mon 04:00 AM 4.54 H 2025/12/01 Mon 10:00 AM 0.23 L 2025/12/01 Mon 04:29 PM 4.05 H 2025/12/01 Mon 09:58 PM -0.28 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow between 9am and 10am, then rain after 10am. High near 41. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow before 3am, then a slight chance of rain between 3am and 4am. Low around 28. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 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. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 3 to 4 ft,
building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Rain, mainly in the
evening. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft
at the bay entrance.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and
W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 10 seconds and N
5 ft at 5 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 10 seconds and N
4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 SW 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at
4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S
3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to
30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE...SE 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: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
9 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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.
