Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 03, 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 2025/10/02 Thu 03:58 AM 2.88 H 2025/10/02 Thu 09:58 AM 0.76 L 2025/10/02 Thu 04:28 PM 3.29 H 2025/10/02 Thu 11:01 PM 0.60 L 2025/10/03 Fri 05:00 AM 3.21 H 2025/10/03 Fri 10:58 AM 0.48 L 2025/10/03 Fri 05:26 PM 3.56 H 2025/10/03 Fri 11:36 PM 0.30 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/10/02 Thu 04:06 AM 3.72 H 2025/10/02 Thu 09:57 AM 1.07 L 2025/10/02 Thu 04:36 PM 4.19 H 2025/10/02 Thu 10:49 PM 0.95 L 2025/10/03 Fri 05:07 AM 4.03 H 2025/10/03 Fri 10:55 AM 0.75 L 2025/10/03 Fri 05:37 PM 4.48 H 2025/10/03 Fri 11:33 PM 0.55 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Light west wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
Showers. High near 71. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 10 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 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.
