The City of Newport Maritime Center
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The City of Newport Maritime Center

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VHF 9

About The City of Newport Maritime Center

Maritime Center Located in the heart of downtown Newport, the City's Maritime Center offers visiting boaters safe, clean, and modern amenities inside a historic Armory building on Lower Thames Street. The Maritime Center offers a variety of amenities to boaters in Newport Harbor: Showers (coin operated, change machine available) Laundry (coin operated, change machine available) Wi-Fi Ice and vending machines Restrooms Transient Dockage at Ann Street Pier for vessels less than 40' LOA (first come, first serve) The City's adjacent Ann Street Pier offers a free dinghy dock for dinghies less than 14'. The Newport Maritime Center was first opened in May of 2012 at the Armory building located at 365 Thames Street. Funding for what was an extensive rehabilitation was made possible through a Boating Infrastructure Grant funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service along with cash contributions from the City of Newport, the Newport County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Newport Restoration Foundation and the Bowen’s Wharf Company.

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Facilities

iconWifi
iconShowers
iconSewage
iconToilets
iconLaundry
COORDINATES
41.48329 N, -71.31483 E

Port Information

Telephone

Berth Sizes

< 10m, 10-20m

Depth at MLW

2 - 3m

Manoeuvrability

Fair

Channel Marking

Fair

VHF Channel

9

Overseas Visitor Berths

Yes

Catamaran Berths

Yes

Dock Type

Floating

Style Side To

Yes

Tidal Flow

Negligible

Active Winter

Yes

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Weather Forecast

Sun
5AM - 9AM
17 May 2026
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    SW 6 knots decreasing to W 3 knots. Gusts up to 17 knots.
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    Increasing from 13 to 19°C
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    S 0.8m at 6s period
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    UV Index: 0 - Low
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    Partly cloudy
Sun
9AM - 1PM
17 May 2026
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    W 2 knots increasing to SW 9 knots.
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    Increasing from 20 to 23°C
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    S 0.6m at 6s period
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    UV Index: 7 - High
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    Mostly fine
Sun
1PM - 5PM
17 May 2026
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    SW 10–13 knots. Gusts up to 24 knots.
  • temp icon
    19 to 25°C
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    S 0.7m at 5s period
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    UV Index: 7 - High
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    Mostly fine