Convert Meters per Second to Feet per Second
Convert Meters per Second to Feet per Second instantly. 1 Meter per Second (m/s) equals 3.2808 Feet per Second (ft/s).
Meters per Second to Feet per Second conversion table
| Meters per Second (m/s) | Feet per Second (ft/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 m/s | 3.2808 ft/s |
| 2 m/s | 6.5617 ft/s |
| 3 m/s | 9.8425 ft/s |
| 5 m/s | 16.4042 ft/s |
| 10 m/s | 32.8084 ft/s |
| 20 m/s | 65.6168 ft/s |
| 50 m/s | 164.042 ft/s |
| 100 m/s | 328.084 ft/s |
| 500 m/s | 1,640.42 ft/s |
| 1,000 m/s | 3,280.84 ft/s |
1 Meter per Second = 3.2808 Feet per Second · multiply Meters per Second by 3.2808
About converting Meters per Second to Feet per Second
Meters per Second (m/s) and Feet per Second (ft/s) are both units of speed, so converting between them is a single multiplication: multiply your Meters per Second figure by 3.2808. Ten Meters per Second comes to 32.8084 Feet per Second, and a hundred works out at 328.084 Feet per Second.
Rule of thumb: going from Meters per Second to Feet per Second multiplies, so the figure always grows — one Meter per Second is already 3.2808 Feet per Second. If your answer came out smaller, you have the conversion the wrong way round.
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.
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.
To put both in perspective: a brisk walking pace is about 1.4 meters per second, while a rifle bullet leaves the muzzle at roughly 3,000 feet per second.
The converter above updates as you type, and the table lists common values for quick reference. Need the opposite direction? Use the Feet per Second to Meters per Second converter, or browse all Speed converters.
Frequently asked questions
How many Feet per Second are in one Meter per Second?
There are 3.2808 Feet per Second in one Meter per Second.
How do I convert Meters per Second to Feet per Second?
Multiply the number of Meters per Second by 3.2808. For example, 10 Meters per Second = 32.8084 Feet per Second.
What is 100 Meters per Second in Feet per Second?
100 Meters per Second is equal to 328.084 Feet per Second.
How do I convert Feet per Second to Meters per Second?
Multiply the Feet per Second value by 0.3048 (or divide by 3.2808).
Is this Meters per Second to Feet per Second conversion exact?
The definition is exact — Meters per Second and Feet per Second are both fixed against the same base by international agreement — but the decimal shown here is rounded for readability, because the true ratio does not terminate. For engineering or scientific work, carry more decimal places than this page displays.
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.
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.