Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 04, 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 2026/03/03 Tue 12:55 AM -0.40 L 2026/03/03 Tue 07:33 AM 3.98 H 2026/03/03 Tue 01:28 PM -0.33 L 2026/03/03 Tue 07:53 PM 4.13 H 2026/03/04 Wed 01:37 AM -0.41 L 2026/03/04 Wed 08:15 AM 3.86 H 2026/03/04 Wed 01:54 PM -0.35 L 2026/03/04 Wed 08:36 PM 4.10 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/03/03 Tue 12:30 AM -0.41 L 2026/03/03 Tue 07:48 AM 4.91 H 2026/03/03 Tue 01:00 PM -0.22 L 2026/03/03 Tue 08:08 PM 5.02 H 2026/03/04 Wed 01:16 AM -0.42 L 2026/03/04 Wed 08:30 AM 4.77 H 2026/03/04 Wed 01:39 PM -0.30 L 2026/03/04 Wed 08:52 PM 4.97 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Tonight
Areas of fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light south wind.
Thursday
A chance of rain, mainly after 10am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 34. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain between 7pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...NE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. Areas of fog in the
morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to
1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...E winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Areas of fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at
2 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at
2 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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.
