Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 01, 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 2025/10/01 Wed 02:58 AM 2.69 H 2025/10/01 Wed 08:40 AM 0.96 L 2025/10/01 Wed 03:25 PM 3.11 H 2025/10/01 Wed 10:20 PM 0.87 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/10/01 Wed 03:11 AM 3.54 H 2025/10/01 Wed 08:49 AM 1.28 L 2025/10/01 Wed 03:37 PM 3.99 H 2025/10/01 Wed 09:56 PM 1.29 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light southwest wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 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 SW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 6 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 SE 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 4 ft at 12 seconds, becoming N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE 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 14 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 14 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
5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
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.
