Port Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

March 09, 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 - 4 )

Sunday, March 8, 2026, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to

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.

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
2026/03/08         Sun       05:05 AM            0.14       L
2026/03/08         Sun       11:59 AM            2.77       H
2026/03/08         Sun       05:01 PM            0.11       L
2026/03/09         Mon       12:22 AM            3.11       H
2026/03/09         Mon       05:46 AM            0.38       L
2026/03/09         Mon       12:43 PM            2.53       H
2026/03/09         Mon       05:41 PM            0.32       L
 
Providence:
Date               Day        Time               Pred       High/Low
2026/03/08         Sun       05:10 AM            0.12       L
2026/03/08         Sun       12:19 PM            3.54       H
2026/03/08         Sun       05:17 PM            0.18       L
2026/03/09         Mon       12:39 AM            3.85       H
2026/03/09         Mon       05:52 AM            0.41       L
2026/03/09         Mon       01:03 PM            3.30       H
2026/03/09         Mon       05:59 PM            0.47       L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 66. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light south wind.

Wednesday

A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain, mainly after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday

Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. West wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow before 11pm, then rain likely between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of rain and snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning

Narragansett Bay:

TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy dense fog

this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby

1 NM or less.

.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the

morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after

midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.

.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to

6 ft. Rain likely.

.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves

2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. A chance of rain

and snow.

.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to

3 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves

3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.

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Rhode Island Sound:

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

at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or

less.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S

3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby

1 NM or less.

.TUE...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft

at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning

with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S

3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the

evening with vsby 1 NM or less.

.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft

at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after

midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.

Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 7 seconds

and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.

.THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain likely.

.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of

rain.

.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of

rain.

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Buzzard Bay:

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW

2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog this

morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

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

2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby

1 NM or less.

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

at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the

morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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 SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW

4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at

5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after

midnight.

.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Rain likely.

.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of

rain.

.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of

rain.

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Cape Cod Bay:

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft

at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning

with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy

fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW

1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the

evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds

and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around

2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E

1 foot at 8 seconds.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at

8 seconds. A chance of rain.

.THU...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to

4 ft. Rain likely.

.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of

rain and snow.

.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of

rain and snow.

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