Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 06, 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 )
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead. (GMT-4)
Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead. (GMT-4)
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 2026/03/05 Thu 02:16 AM -0.36 L 2026/03/05 Thu 08:56 AM 3.64 H 2026/03/05 Thu 02:22 PM -0.31 L 2026/03/05 Thu 09:17 PM 3.95 H 2026/03/06 Fri 02:52 AM -0.25 L 2026/03/06 Fri 09:36 AM 3.36 H 2026/03/06 Fri 02:52 PM -0.23 L 2026/03/06 Fri 09:58 PM 3.70 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/03/05 Thu 02:02 AM -0.37 L 2026/03/05 Thu 09:12 AM 4.51 H 2026/03/05 Thu 02:18 PM -0.30 L 2026/03/05 Thu 09:34 PM 4.79 H 2026/03/06 Fri 02:46 AM -0.27 L 2026/03/06 Fri 09:54 AM 4.19 H 2026/03/06 Fri 02:57 PM -0.22 L 2026/03/06 Fri 10:15 PM 4.51 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Showers with a chance of drizzle, mainly before 10am, then a chance of drizzle with a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Areas of fog after 1pm. High near 35. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A chance of drizzle before 8am. Areas of fog before 3pm, then patchy fog after 4pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog before 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Light southwest wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of drizzle. Rain this morning, then a chance of
showers this afternoon. Areas of fog this afternoon with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Areas
of fog. A chance of drizzle. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to
1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Areas of fog in the
morning. A chance of drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Rain this morning, then a slight
chance of showers this afternoon. Areas of fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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. Areas of
fog. A chance of drizzle. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning.
A chance of drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
A chance of drizzle. Rain this morning, then a chance of showers
this afternoon. Areas of fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of
drizzle. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after
midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. A chance of drizzle in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
W 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of drizzle. Rain this morning, then a chance of showers
this afternoon. Areas of fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of
drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. A
chance of drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 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.
