Convert Feet per Second to Meters per Second
Convert Feet per Second to Meters per Second instantly. 1 Foot per Second (ft/s) equals 0.3048 Meters per Second (m/s).
Feet per Second to Meters per Second conversion table
| Feet per Second (ft/s) | Meters per Second (m/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft/s | 0.3048 m/s |
| 2 ft/s | 0.6096 m/s |
| 3 ft/s | 0.9144 m/s |
| 5 ft/s | 1.524 m/s |
| 10 ft/s | 3.048 m/s |
| 20 ft/s | 6.096 m/s |
| 50 ft/s | 15.24 m/s |
| 100 ft/s | 30.48 m/s |
| 500 ft/s | 152.4 m/s |
| 1,000 ft/s | 304.8 m/s |
1 Foot per Second = 0.3048 Meters per Second · multiply Feet per Second by 0.3048
About converting Feet per Second to Meters per Second
Feet per Second (ft/s) and Meters per Second (m/s) are both units of speed, so converting between them is a single multiplication: multiply your Feet per Second figure by 0.3048. Ten Feet per Second comes to 3.048 Meters per Second, and a hundred works out at 30.48 Meters per Second.
Rule of thumb: going from Feet per Second to Meters per Second divides, so the figure always shrinks — it takes about 3.2808 Feet per Second to make a single Meter per Second. If your answer came out bigger, you have the conversion the wrong way round.
What is a Foot per Second?
Feet per second is a working unit rather than a public one. It appears wherever American engineering needs a speed that pairs with dimensions already given in feet — conveyor and belt speeds, water flowing in a channel, air velocity in a duct — and above all in ballistics, where muzzle velocity has always been quoted in ft/s. It is also the unit US physics problems fall back on when they are posed in imperial, so it feels oddly familiar to anyone who learned mechanics from an American textbook. On a road sign it appears essentially never.
What is a Meter per Second?
The meter per second is the SI unit of speed and the one physics actually runs on — every equation involving velocity, momentum or acceleration expects it, and acceleration itself is measured in meters per second, per second. Yet almost nobody quotes a journey in it. Drivers reach for km/h or mph, sailors and pilots for knots, and the coherent unit stays in the lab. Where it does surface publicly is in scientific wind-speed data, in sprint analysis, and generally in anything measured by instrument rather than read off a dashboard.
To put both in perspective: a rifle bullet leaves the muzzle at roughly 3,000 feet per second, while a brisk walking pace is about 1.4 meters per second.
The converter above updates as you type, and the table lists common values for quick reference. Need the opposite direction? Use the Meters per Second to Feet per Second converter, or browse all Speed converters.
Frequently asked questions
How many Meters per Second are in one Foot per Second?
There are 0.3048 Meters per Second in one Foot per Second.
How do I convert Feet per Second to Meters per Second?
Multiply the number of Feet per Second by 0.3048. For example, 10 Feet per Second = 3.048 Meters per Second.
What is 100 Feet per Second in Meters per Second?
100 Feet per Second is equal to 30.48 Meters per Second.
How do I convert Meters per Second to Feet per Second?
Multiply the Meters per Second value by 3.2808 (or divide by 0.3048).
Is this Feet per Second to Meters per Second conversion exact?
Yes, exactly. Both units are fixed against the same base by definition, and 1 Foot per Second = 0.3048 Meters per Second is the complete value — nothing is rounded away.
What is a Foot per Second?
Feet per second is a working unit rather than a public one. It appears wherever American engineering needs a speed that pairs with dimensions already given in feet — conveyor and belt speeds, water flowing in a channel, air velocity in a duct — and above all in ballistics, where muzzle velocity has always been quoted in ft/s. It is also the unit US physics problems fall back on when they are posed in imperial, so it feels oddly familiar to anyone who learned mechanics from an American textbook. On a road sign it appears essentially never.
What is a Meter per Second?
The meter per second is the SI unit of speed and the one physics actually runs on — every equation involving velocity, momentum or acceleration expects it, and acceleration itself is measured in meters per second, per second. Yet almost nobody quotes a journey in it. Drivers reach for km/h or mph, sailors and pilots for knots, and the coherent unit stays in the lab. Where it does surface publicly is in scientific wind-speed data, in sprint analysis, and generally in anything measured by instrument rather than read off a dashboard.