Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 31, 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 )
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 2026/03/30 Mon 12:23 AM 0.03 L 2026/03/30 Mon 06:43 AM 3.65 H 2026/03/30 Mon 12:53 PM 0.01 L 2026/03/30 Mon 07:03 PM 3.96 H 2026/03/31 Tue 01:03 AM -0.08 L 2026/03/31 Tue 07:28 AM 3.71 H 2026/03/31 Tue 01:17 PM -0.06 L 2026/03/31 Tue 07:47 PM 4.13 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/03/30 Mon 06:55 AM 4.51 H 2026/03/30 Mon 12:19 PM 0.32 L 2026/03/30 Mon 07:17 PM 4.86 H 2026/03/31 Tue 12:28 AM 0.09 L 2026/03/31 Tue 07:42 AM 4.61 H 2026/03/31 Tue 12:49 PM 0.13 L 2026/03/31 Tue 08:02 PM 5.07 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
his Afternoon
Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog before 9pm. Low around 37. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SW 4 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance
of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and W
2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain likely. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then showers
after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain likely. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of 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 has been reduced to 130 ft due to bridge painting. Deep draft is restricted to 32 ft. Vessels over 28 ft will need tide window for transit.
