Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 06, 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 2026/01/05 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 2026/01/06 Tue 02:52 AM -0.38 L 2026/01/06 Tue 09:48 AM 4.04 H 2026/01/06 Tue 03:45 PM -0.25 L 2026/01/06 Tue 10:15 PM 3.80 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2026/01/06 Tue 02:44 AM -0.53 L 2026/01/06 Tue 10:05 AM 4.95 H 2026/01/06 Tue 03:24 PM -0.19 L 2026/01/06 Tue 10:32 PM 4.59 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Cloudy, with a high near 36. Light east wind.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light south wind.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM
or less after midnight.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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
4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM
or less after midnight.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 1 foot at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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
2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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
2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 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.
