Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 16, 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 - 5 )
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 2025/12/15 Mon 04:18 AM 3.35 H 2025/12/15 Mon 10:31 AM 0.52 L 2025/12/15 Mon 04:38 PM 2.65 H 2025/12/15 Mon 09:57 PM 0.36 L 2025/12/16 Tue 05:07 AM 3.41 H 2025/12/16 Tue 11:06 AM 0.39 L 2025/12/16 Tue 05:26 PM 2.71 H 2025/12/16 Tue 10:35 PM 0.27 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/12/15 Mon 04:27 AM 4.00 H 2025/12/15 Mon 09:56 AM 0.80 L 2025/12/15 Mon 04:48 PM 3.29 H 2025/12/15 Mon 09:48 PM 0.51 L 2025/12/16 Tue 05:21 AM 4.08 H 2025/12/16 Tue 10:41 AM 0.60 L 2025/12/16 Tue 05:40 PM 3.39 H 2025/12/16 Tue 10:34 PM 0.36 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Rain, mainly before 2pm. High near 56. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Waves
5 to 7 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Waves 5 to
7 ft, except 7 to 10 ft at the bay entrance. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds,
becoming SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds
and S 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds,
becoming S 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 11 ft at 11 seconds. A chance
of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to
30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt
with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW 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: SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming
SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely after
midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.
