Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 24, 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 2026/02/23 Mon 05:12 AM 0.11 L 2026/02/23 Mon 12:08 PM 3.01 H 2026/02/23 Mon 05:08 PM -0.14 L 2026/02/24 Tue 12:36 AM 3.58 H 2026/02/24 Tue 06:28 AM 0.36 L 2026/02/24 Tue 01:08 PM 2.88 H 2026/02/24 Tue 06:10 PM 0.07 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/02/23 Mon 05:14 AM 0.16 L 2026/02/23 Mon 12:30 PM 3.94 H 2026/02/23 Mon 05:23 PM -0.13 L 2026/02/24 Tue 12:54 AM 4.44 H 2026/02/24 Tue 06:12 AM 0.47 L 2026/02/24 Tue 01:28 PM 3.82 H 2026/02/24 Tue 06:22 PM 0.13 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Rain and snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm. High near 39. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday
A chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Light west wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray in the
evening.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain. Snow in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of snow and rain
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
3 seconds. Snow likely. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance
of rain after midnight.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray this
morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and
E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds.
Rain. Snow in the morning, then a chance of snow in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow and rain
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and W
1 foot at 4 seconds. Snow likely. Rain likely in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray this
morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and
E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds.
Rain. Snow in the morning, then a chance of snow in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow and rain
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and W
1 foot at 4 seconds. Snow likely. Rain likely in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to
8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft
at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, becoming NE 6 ft at
10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Light freezing spray this
morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and
NW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Rain likely. Snow in the morning, then a chance of
snow in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and
S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
10 seconds. A chance of snow in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming NW
1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. Snow likely with a
chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain
and snow.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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.
