Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 02, 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 03:50 AM 3.90 H 2025/12/01 Mon 10:09 AM 0.08 L 2025/12/01 Mon 04:17 PM 3.34 H 2025/12/01 Mon 09:50 PM -0.26 L 2025/12/02 Tue 04:49 AM 4.26 H 2025/12/02 Tue 11:03 AM -0.16 L 2025/12/02 Tue 05:16 PM 3.53 H 2025/12/02 Tue 10:40 PM -0.46 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/12/01 Mon 04:01 AM 4.74 H 2025/12/01 Mon 09:58 AM 0.29 L 2025/12/01 Mon 04:32 PM 4.24 H 2025/12/01 Mon 10:00 PM -0.28 L 2025/12/02 Tue 05:02 AM 5.13 H 2025/12/02 Tue 10:52 AM -0.02 L 2025/12/02 Tue 05:33 PM 4.46 H 2025/12/02 Tue 10:50 PM -0.54 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Rain, mainly after 11am. High near 40. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 29. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain showers after 11am, mixing with snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 30. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.
Saturday
A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain, then rain
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing
to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of rain, then rain with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at
4 seconds, becoming SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to
1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain, then rain with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming SW. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot
at 4 seconds. A chance of rain, then rain with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 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.
