Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 05, 2026
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 2026/01/04 Sun 01:07 AM -0.60 L 2026/01/04 Sun 08:09 AM 4.49 H 2026/01/04 Sun 02:30 PM -0.41 L 2026/01/04 Sun 08:33 PM 3.94 H 2026/01/05 Mon 02:01 AM -0.53 L 2026/01/05 Mon 08:59 AM 4.32 H 2026/01/05 Mon 03:10 PM -0.35 L 2026/01/05 Mon 09:24 PM 3.91 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/01/04 Sun 01:02 AM -0.77 L 2026/01/04 Sun 08:24 AM 5.43 H 2026/01/04 Sun 01:56 PM -0.30 L 2026/01/04 Sun 08:49 PM 4.84 H 2026/01/05 Mon 01:54 AM -0.69 L 2026/01/05 Mon 09:15 AM 5.25 H 2026/01/05 Mon 02:42 PM -0.27 L 2026/01/05 Mon 09:40 PM 4.75 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Cloudy, with a high near 30. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Snow and freezing rain likely before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain between 1am and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday
Cloudy, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
A chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Waves 1 foot
or less. A slight chance of snow.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming E around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of rain. A chance of
snow in the evening, then a chance of freezing rain after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. Rain likely.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas around
2 ft, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of rain. A chance of snow in the evening.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.WED...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and W
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 1 foot
or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds. A slight chance of snow.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds. Rain likely. A
chance of snow and freezing rain in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and W
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Snow likely with a chance of freezing rain. A
chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and NW 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Rain likely.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas around
2 ft, then 1 foot or less.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Rain likely.
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.
