Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 22, 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 2025/09/21 Sun 01:35 AM 0.26 L 2025/09/21 Sun 08:09 AM 4.22 H 2025/09/21 Sun 01:45 PM 0.23 L 2025/09/21 Sun 08:29 PM 3.94 H 2025/09/22 Mon 01:59 AM 0.20 L 2025/09/22 Mon 08:48 AM 4.24 H 2025/09/22 Mon 02:23 PM 0.20 L 2025/09/22 Mon 09:06 PM 3.80 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/21 Sun 01:11 AM 0.43 L 2025/09/21 Sun 08:25 AM 5.11 H 2025/09/21 Sun 01:26 PM 0.35 L 2025/09/21 Sun 08:43 PM 4.85 H 2025/09/22 Mon 01:47 AM 0.27 L 2025/09/22 Mon 09:05 AM 5.14 H 2025/09/22 Mon 02:10 PM 0.30 L 2025/09/22 Mon 09:21 PM 4.68 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Waves around
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the
evening. Showers likely after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and E 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW 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: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
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.
