You are currently standing at what was the foot of the very first pier in Oceanside. Over 128 years ago the newly incorporated city built an entirely wooden pier that stood only a couple of years until it was washed away in a storm in December 1890. At low tide you can still see the original pilings. All subsequent piers have been built at the current site at the end of Pier View Way.
From the Oceanside Historical Society page:
A wharf company was formed in March of 1888 and the proposal of building Oceanside's first pier would soon become a reality. The American Bridge Company out of San Francisco started construction in May of 1888. This pier was made entirely of wood. In August of that same year it was reported that pier was out 1200 feet. Oceanside's first pier opened at the foot of Couts Street, now known as Wisconsin Street. A storm destroyed all but 300 feet of this pier in December, 1890. Today during low tide one can still see the pilings left from this relic of the past. In 1891 Melchior Pieper, owner of the South Pacific Hotel, originated the idea of rebuilding the wharf. He gathered the piling of the first pier that had washed to shore and stored it behind his hotel, which was near Third and Pacific Streets. Seeing an opportunity to attract more visitors to his stately hotel, Pieper suggested that the pier be built at the foot of Third Street.