Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 13, 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 2026/01/12 Mon 02:34 AM 2.99 H 2026/01/12 Mon 09:01 AM 0.68 L 2026/01/12 Mon 02:51 PM 2.31 H 2026/01/12 Mon 08:14 PM 0.47 L 2026/01/13 Tue 03:34 AM 2.92 H 2026/01/13 Tue 09:55 AM 0.59 L 2026/01/13 Tue 03:53 PM 2.29 H 2026/01/13 Tue 09:12 PM 0.42 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/01/12 Mon 02:41 AM 3.65 H 2026/01/12 Mon 08:10 AM 0.95 L 2026/01/12 Mon 02:57 PM 2.97 H 2026/01/12 Mon 08:12 PM 0.66 L 2026/01/13 Tue 03:34 AM 3.55 H 2026/01/13 Tue 09:16 AM 0.86 L 2026/01/13 Tue 03:56 PM 2.93 H 2026/01/13 Tue 09:10 PM 0.59 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind around 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 7 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
around 3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 6 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at
8 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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.
