Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 10, 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
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 2026/03/09 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 2026/03/10 Tue 01:07 AM 2.84 H 2026/03/10 Tue 06:35 AM 0.62 L 2026/03/10 Tue 01:29 PM 2.35 H 2026/03/10 Tue 06:29 PM 0.52 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2026/03/10 Tue 01:23 AM 3.57 H 2026/03/10 Tue 06:39 AM 0.73 L 2026/03/10 Tue 01:49 PM 3.14 H 2026/03/10 Tue 06:48 PM 0.76 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 38. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of light rain. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Cloudy, with a high near 49. Light southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Rain. High near 55. South wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...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. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 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. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at
7 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy fog
in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft
at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and
W 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. 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. 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,
becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.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 NE 1 foot at
6 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds
and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 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.
