Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 18, 2025
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 2025/09/17 Wed 04:46 AM 3.44 H 2025/09/17 Wed 11:00 AM 0.62 L 2025/09/17 Wed 05:25 PM 3.84 H 2025/09/18 Thu 12:13 AM 0.50 L 2025/09/18 Thu 05:48 AM 3.66 H 2025/09/18 Thu 11:51 AM 0.48 L 2025/09/18 Thu 06:21 PM 3.93 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/17 Wed 12:14 AM 0.91 L 2025/09/17 Wed 04:52 AM 4.25 H 2025/09/17 Wed 10:05 AM 0.89 L 2025/09/17 Wed 05:31 PM 4.66 H 2025/09/18 Thu 12:56 AM 0.82 L 2025/09/18 Thu 05:58 AM 4.44 H 2025/09/18 Thu 11:06 AM 0.74 L 2025/09/18 Thu 06:33 PM 4.78 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Patchy drizzle before 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light south wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog this morning with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy drizzle. A slight chance of showers this
morning. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 3 seconds
and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle. A slight chance of showers
this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E 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 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
2 ft at 10 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy
drizzle. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this
morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with 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 is 135 ft. Deep draft is restricted to 32 ft. Vessels over 28 ft will need tide window for transit.
