Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 08, 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 2025/12/07 Sun 02:08 AM -0.45 L 2025/12/07 Sun 09:16 AM 4.51 H 2025/12/07 Sun 03:29 PM -0.15 L 2025/12/07 Sun 09:43 PM 3.81 H 2025/12/08 Mon 03:01 AM -0.24 L 2025/12/08 Mon 10:11 AM 4.21 H 2025/12/08 Mon 04:19 PM 0.03 L 2025/12/08 Mon 10:39 PM 3.68 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/12/07 Sun 02:10 AM -0.61 L 2025/12/07 Sun 09:32 AM 5.44 H 2025/12/07 Sun 03:03 PM -0.09 L 2025/12/07 Sun 10:01 PM 4.70 H 2025/12/08 Mon 03:02 AM -0.40 L 2025/12/08 Mon 10:27 AM 5.11 H 2025/12/08 Mon 03:50 PM 0.12 L 2025/12/08 Mon 10:56 PM 4.51 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 27. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow before midnight, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
A chance of snow before 8am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft, except 5 to 8 ft at
the bay entrance. A chance of rain.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
snow.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 4 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds, becoming SW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and W
4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and E
1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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.
