Port Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

February 27, 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:

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
2026/02/26         Thu        02:50 AM            3.43       H
2026/02/26         Thu        10:06 AM            0.29       L
2026/02/26         Thu        03:23 PM            2.92       H
2026/02/26         Thu        09:03 PM            0.16       L
2026/02/27         Fri        04:04 AM            3.52       H
2026/02/27         Fri        11:01 AM            0.13       L
2026/02/27         Fri        04:31 PM            3.17       H
2026/02/27         Fri        10:22 PM           -0.01       L
 
Providence:
Date               Day        Time                Pred       High/Low
2026/02/26         Thu        02:57 AM            4.23       H
2026/02/26         Thu        10:54 AM            0.64       L
2026/02/26         Thu        03:32 PM            3.81       H
2026/02/26         Thu        08:47 PM            0.24       L
2026/02/27         Fri        04:09 AM            4.28       H
2026/02/27         Fri        11:42 AM            0.45       L
2026/02/27         Fri        04:40 PM            4.02       H
2026/02/27         Fri        09:54 PM            0.07       L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

Sunday

A chance of snow, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. North wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 26. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Calm wind.

Tuesday

A chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night

Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light southwest wind.

Thursday

A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Narragansett Bay:

.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves

around 2 ft.

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Waves around 2 ft.

.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of snow.

.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves

around 2 ft.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft, then

1 foot or less.

.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain.

.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain likely

with a chance of snow.

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Rhode Island Sound:

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas

2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds.

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S

4 ft at 9 seconds.

.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at

8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at

3 seconds.

.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at

7 seconds. A chance of snow.

.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N

3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of light

freezing spray after midnight.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

around 2 ft.

.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.

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Buzzard Bay:

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas

around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at

3 seconds.

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S

2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.

.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft

at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas

around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S

2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming W 1 foot

at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.

.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the

afternoon. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at

7 seconds. A chance of snow.

.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after

midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE

1 foot at 7 seconds.

.MON THROUGH TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Rain likely.

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Cape Cod Bay:

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot

at 8 seconds.

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW

1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.

.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S

1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE

1 foot at 4 seconds.

.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot

at 7 seconds. A chance of snow.

.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N

3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of light

freezing spray. A chance of snow in the evening.

.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft.

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.

Seas around 2 ft.

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Rain likely

with a chance of snow.

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.

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