Summer water shoe recommendations

Looking for warm weather footwear with specific parameters. I cannot paddle barefoot, as a majority of my launches are not sand beaches. Instead broken bottles and fish hooks can be present at slippery, concrete boat launches, some with zebra mussels. I have slip on high ankle wetsuit booties for cold weather but would like a well draining, very flexible (i.e. "barefoot shoe") foot cover for summer paddling, low ankle if possible. No Vibram "finger" shoes as I haven't ever found a pair that fit my toes with any degree of comfort. I also don't want laces/thick laces, as I want a snag free entry behind the footstrap. A thin velcro closure flap could work though.

I know I am being picky, but I don't want to buy something that won't work. Amazon is full of Chinese knock off water shoes that don't really inspire confidence in being good.

I'm happy with my Vaikobi Speed-Grip split toe boot. The thin velcro strap across the front of the ankle doesn't snag on my foot-strap, although my feet aren't huge and my strap isn't super tight. They are not well drained but a hole punch or soldering iron would fix that.

I use cheap as chips neoprene 'slippers' from decathlon.

They have a rubber sole that seems to stand up to barnacles ok, and the 500m walk along the bitumen road to the water.

These things: www.decathlon.co.uk/p/kayak-or-stand-up-...-p-300778?mc=8405517

I'm really happy with my Palm Paw booties. Solid enough sole that I can walk over reasonably rough surfaces without wearing out quickly. Thin enough to still have a good "feel" on the rudder. Narrow enough that my big toes don't click against each other when working the rudder.

paddlerezine.com/palm-paw-shoes/

I’ve been very happy with the Astral Water shoes, very light flexible and grippy, soft laces not interfere with pullbars and removable soles and non rotting interior so they last for years. Worth the price. My first pair, the standard ones last three years until I lost one in the surf. Now I use the AC version which are not quite as durable but they dry super quick so worth it.

— Andrew

Just as an idea if all else fails - walk in sandals then hop on the boat, take them off and stow under bungees?
I am considering that for the summer, having black booties on feels like it inches me towards heat stroke.

I know a lot of people who do the sandals, barefoot thing. Another in between option that my paddling buddy swears by are these for $12 each, he’s been using a pair for the past year: www.amazon.com/dp/B07BVQ4X9F?psc=1&smid=...ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

— Andrew