Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 30, 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 2025/09/29 Mon 01:11 AM 2.63 H 2025/09/29 Mon 06:12 AM 0.90 L 2025/09/29 Mon 01:33 PM 3.03 H 2025/09/29 Mon 07:39 PM 1.13 L 2025/09/30 Tue 02:02 AM 2.62 H 2025/09/30 Tue 07:17 AM 1.00 L 2025/09/30 Tue 02:27 PM 3.02 H 2025/09/30 Tue 09:21 PM 1.07 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/29 Mon 01:30 AM 3.47 H 2025/09/29 Mon 06:33 AM 1.16 L 2025/09/29 Mon 01:50 PM 3.87 H 2025/09/29 Mon 07:30 PM 1.45 L 2025/09/30 Tue 02:20 AM 3.46 H 2025/09/30 Tue 07:34 AM 1.31 L 2025/09/30 Tue 02:42 PM 3.88 H 2025/09/30 Tue 08:46 PM 1.48 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind 8 to 11 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to
6 ft at the bay entrance.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming W around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 15 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE
6 ft at 14 seconds, becoming N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 5 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and N 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 15 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot
at 12 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 14 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming N
5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.
