Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 02, 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 2026/04/01 Wed 01:40 AM -0.15 L 2026/04/01 Wed 08:10 AM 3.70 H 2026/04/01 Wed 01:41 PM -0.12 L 2026/04/01 Wed 08:29 PM 4.19 H 2026/04/02 Thu 02:16 AM -0.18 L 2026/04/02 Thu 08:50 AM 3.61 H 2026/04/02 Thu 02:09 PM -0.14 L 2026/04/02 Thu 09:09 PM 4.13 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/04/01 Wed 01:12 AM -0.03 L 2026/04/01 Wed 08:24 AM 4.61 H 2026/04/01 Wed 01:25 PM -0.02 L 2026/04/01 Wed 08:44 PM 5.14 H 2026/04/02 Thu 01:54 AM -0.10 L 2026/04/02 Thu 09:05 AM 4.50 H 2026/04/02 Thu 02:03 PM -0.08 L 2026/04/02 Thu 09:24 PM 5.06 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of rain, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 4pm, then patchy fog after 5pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 38. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Light southeast wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 9am. High near 60. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly before 9pm. Low around 38. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay-
1005 AM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. A slight chance of
rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely. A slight chance of rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
7 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. A slight chance of rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 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 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.
