Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 12, 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 2026/03/11 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 2026/03/12 Thu 02:49 AM 2.53 H 2026/03/12 Thu 09:28 AM 0.82 L 2026/03/12 Thu 03:15 PM 2.23 H 2026/03/12 Thu 08:56 PM 0.68 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2026/03/12 Thu 02:59 AM 3.25 H 2026/03/12 Thu 08:51 AM 1.14 L 2026/03/12 Thu 03:25 PM 3.06 H 2026/03/12 Thu 09:03 PM 0.98 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Rain likely before 5pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of snow before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain between 9pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Rain. High near 59. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night
Rain, mainly before 3am. Low around 35. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Rain.
Snow.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Snow likely in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
.MON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 5 to
8 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves
5 to 7 ft, except 7 to 10 ft at the bay entrance. Rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Rain. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Snow likely in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at
9 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to
4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft
at 5 seconds, becoming SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.MON...S winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds. Rain. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Snow likely in the evening.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to
3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft
at 4 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 30 to
40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain, then rain.
.TONIGHT...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 SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Snow likely in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain.
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.
