Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 02, 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 2026/03/01 Sun 06:02 AM 3.89 H 2026/03/01 Sun 12:27 PM -0.16 L 2026/03/01 Sun 06:22 PM 3.80 H 2026/03/02 Mon 12:09 AM -0.33 L 2026/03/02 Mon 06:50 AM 3.99 H 2026/03/02 Mon 01:00 PM -0.26 L 2026/03/02 Mon 07:09 PM 4.03 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/03/01 Sun 06:15 AM 4.75 H 2026/03/01 Sun 11:53 AM 0.11 L 2026/03/01 Sun 06:36 PM 4.69 H 2026/03/01 Sun 11:43 PM -0.31 L 2026/03/02 Mon 07:03 AM 4.91 H 2026/03/02 Mon 12:24 PM -0.07 L 2026/03/02 Mon 07:23 PM 4.93 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 28. Calm wind.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 11. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow between 9am and 11am, then rain likely. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Rain. Low around 34. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of snow
in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Rain likely in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain and snow
in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance
of rain in the morning. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow.
Rain likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Rain likely in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds
and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
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.
