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The coastal area of Buleleng was chosen as a research location because it has a high diversity of coastal resources that very useful to local people to helps increase their income. However, there are various geomorphic processes that occur in Buleleng, which result in coastal dynamics in that area. This condition may trigger damage to the coastal environment, such as coastal erosion due to tidal waves. Wave activity and wave characteristics in the coastal area of Buleleng becomes an interesting phenomenon to be studied related to coastal dynamics in that area. Moreover, several high-wave events in Buleleng in recent years have caused damage and losses in the fisheries and tourism sector. This study aims to measure the dimensions of the waves in the coastal area of Buleleng and to identify wave characteristics in the coastal area of Buleleng. We used an integration between field observation, empirical approaches, and secondary data from Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency to achieve the aims. The acquisition of wave data through a field observation is made by observing the situation at sea level and also on land based on the Beaufort Scale. The observation results are then integrated with the results of empirical measurements, i.e., measurement of wind direction and speed, wave period, and the beach slope in the coastal area of Buleleng. The expected results are the information on wave characteristics that can be used to formulate disaster mitigation efforts based on high-wave events in the coastal area of Buleleng, North Bali.