Do you wear beach shoes in the sea?

[PassingStranger]

Always gone barefoot in the sea. Came across beach shoes earlier and wondered do you go barefoot in the sea or wear shoes?

Ooh fab. We're determined to be the first people to come back from Croatia and say 'meh, it was ok..' 😂 Everyone who's ever been has said how great it is...so we can't wait obviously 😊

They've been around since I was a kid but they might have increased their range - I have always associated them with the south west but seems like they're much more widespread now.

Yes, because anything touching my feet in the water makes me nervous. Fish phobia

I'm going to a stoney, possibly sea urchiny place this summer. What sort of shoes are best?

Will this sort do?https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/aquashoes-for-adults-aquashoes-100-grey//R-p-102440?mc=8330684&c=dark%20grey
Or do i need to pay more?
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/adult's-aquashoes-discover-slip-on-blue//R-p-X8739994?mc=8739994
Thanks

I use similar to the first sort for river swimming and they're fine
Probably not as long lasting as the more ££ ones but still good

Yep. They keep you warm too

I never wore them until last year in Croatia and now I wonder why I didn't!
Game changer on rocky beaches.

@Ifulikepinacoladas I think you had a thread and I posted on it...... ?
You won't say meh.

I wear walking sandals. Comfortable, thick soles, and slightly buoyant.

I cut my foot swimming in the Lake District on some rusty metal. It spoiled my holiday, so I don't take chances now.

The other bonus of wearing shoes if the sea is cold is that you can kind of stride straight in and get used to the temperature. I hate having to slowly and carefully hobble in, avoiding rocks and stones, wincing every time a new bit of body comes into contact with the cold water.

I have tried a couple of kinds of beach shoes/swimmsocks but have found they tend to fill with water and make it hard to swim! But I definitely value them when its stony, so if anyone had recommendations about ones they enjoy swimming in then do please share 🙏🙏

I swim all year round in rivers etc and yes I use them.

There are a lot of different types - some are more shoe-like and they are harder to swim in or some are more sock like with just a layer of plastic for the sole and they are easier to swim in.

I've bought a pair for when we go to the Seychelles later this year due to the coral in some places and I just generally don't fancy trotting about barefoot in the sea!

I always have, ever since I was a small kid when my mum used to put me in jelly shoes. I don't like treading on 'surprises' in the sea.

I tend to wear wetsuit socks with my wetsuit in the UK because its so bloody cold. Don't bother in warm places if it's sandy but nit a lover of stoney rocky shores. If I'm swimming and its rocky I might.

This.

I seen people stung by Weever fish. Ouch. I'm not risking it. Our particular favourite beach used to have the babies washed up in the rock pools, so you know the adults are lurking in the sand somewhere!

Thank you
I'll go and have a look

Yes because all our local beaches are stony

I didn't, but after stepping on a weever fish last summer I will be next time!

Yes because of weever fish, we tend to go to the beach several times a week between June -October and have a swim and picnic dinner after school, if we've forgotten water shoes we'll wear socks which are far easier to swim in but not as protective.

I did, and I know I won't 😄. Just turned into a bit of a joke with me and DH, literally can't find anyone with a bad word to say about Croatia! Which is great obviously.

Yes, unless the water is very clear and the area is not rocky. My sister got stung by stepping on a Stonefish once. Ouch.

I don't, which means sometimes I don't go in the sea.

Depends on the beach / river / lake. I tried on a sea urchin as a child, I'm very careful now plus weever fish.

Clicking on this thread has now given me a new fear, weever fish!