for only £12 a pair, I swear by the great 3mm booties I get from good and cheap Decathlon,
Very soft and close fitting with grippy thin sole,thin soft rubber sides that lasts and lasts, they easily slip into foot straps without snagging and give great feel on the board,
(they are still thin enough so you feel all the sharp stones on the beach, not the sort of booty that numbs all feeling which are rubbish to use)
They call them dive boots link-
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/scd-100-3mm ... 31593.html
as they have a little rubber bar at the back of the heel to allow dive flippers to fit better as flippers have a strap round the back of the heel, what this translates to is the booties are slim fitting all over with a great little finger grip at the back allowing me to quite easily tug the boot free after a session,
as when wet, the suction to the foot is so strong that without this little step thing at the back it would be hard to get them off with out getting cramp in my ribs on a cold day.
I take a size smaller than normal day wear shoes to ensure no water flushes in, and this eliminates foot movement when under pressure, ankle straps are not needed as the neoprene ankle cuff does a great job.a side benefit of a good sealed fit is absolutely no fine sand ever enters the boot.
I use these booties summer and winter, even when I use my shorty wet suit, and still water never flushes through the boot, or rips it off in a epic wipe out,
I have lost other expensive booties a few times in the past after a big wipe out or fast body dragging back to my board.
They are fantastic value, I have many pairs so never worry about if they are in my kit box in the car.
they do need a good hot flush out after every session as they really don't self flush when being worn and will stink orrible after a few sessions.
Decathlon don't have these on the shelf at the moment as its snow ski season, but they are available to order on line as I did last week for 2 pairs of replacements, for my old holiday sets, £24 for 2 sets of bootys that really work better than all the expensive other less able rubbish I have used over the years.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/scd-100-3mm ... 31593.html