Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 11, 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 2026/03/10 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 2026/03/11 Wed 01:55 AM 2.64 H 2026/03/11 Wed 07:46 AM 0.80 L 2026/03/11 Wed 02:19 PM 2.24 H 2026/03/11 Wed 07:33 PM 0.67 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2026/03/11 Wed 02:09 AM 3.36 H 2026/03/11 Wed 07:38 AM 1.01 L 2026/03/11 Wed 02:36 PM 3.06 H 2026/03/11 Wed 07:50 PM 0.96 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of rain and thunderstorms, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Rain, mainly before 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Temperature falling to around 38 by 5pm. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 28. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Light west wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of rain, mainly between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Rain. High near 57. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to
5 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. Rain. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW 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 AND SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to
15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this
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.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds. Areas of fog in the evening. Patchy fog after
midnight. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.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 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of snow in
the evening.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
9 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 9 seconds and W
2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E
1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and
W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of snow in
the evening.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W
2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming NE 1 foot
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Patchy fog. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.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 5 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog in the morning with
vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...W 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 E 2 ft at
7 seconds. Rain likely with a chance of snow in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
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.
