Meter per Second (m/s)
Meters per second is the SI unit of speed — how many meters an object travels in one second.
Meters per second appear in physics labs, wind-speed science data, and some European road signage.
Foot per Second to Meter per Second
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Speed Foot per Second Meter per Second
1 foot per second = 0.3048 meters per second
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Conversion table
Selected ft/s values converted to m/s using the exact factor from this tool.
| ft/s | m/s |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.003048 |
| 0.1 | 0.03048 |
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 2 | 0.6096 |
| 3 | 0.9144 |
| 5 | 1.524 |
| 10 | 3.048 |
| 20 | 6.096 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
| 100 | 30.48 |
| 1,000 | 304.8 |
How to convert
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s
1 m/s = 3.280839895 ft/s
To convert foot per second to meter per second, multiply by 0.3048.
To convert meter per second to foot per second, multiply by 3.280839895.
Example: convert 10 ft/s to m/s
10 × 0.3048 = 3.048 m/s
About these units
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
Frequently asked questions
How many meters per second are in one foot per second?
One foot per second equals 0.3048 meters per second. Multiply your feet per second value by 0.3048 to convert to meters per second.
What is the conversion formula?
m/s = ft/s × 0.3048The reverse is
ft/s = m/s × 3.280839895, using the same exact factors as this converter.Is this Foot per Second to Meter per Second converter private?
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meter per second (m/s) → foot per second (ft/s)
foot per second (ft/s) → kilometer per hour (km/h)foot per second (ft/s) → mile per hour (mph)foot per second (ft/s) → meter per hour (m/h)foot per second (ft/s) → meter per minute (m/min)foot per second (ft/s) → kilometer per minute (km/min)foot per second (ft/s) → kilometer per second (km/s)foot per second (ft/s) → centimeter per hour (cm/h)foot per second (ft/s) → centimeter per minute (cm/min)foot per second (ft/s) → centimeter per second (cm/s)foot per second (ft/s) → millimeter per hour (mm/h)foot per second (ft/s) → millimeter per minute (mm/min)foot per second (ft/s) → millimeter per second (mm/s)foot per second (ft/s) → foot per hour (ft/h)foot per second (ft/s) → foot per minute (ft/min)foot per second (ft/s) → yard per hour (yd/h)foot per second (ft/s) → yard per minute (yd/min)foot per second (ft/s) → yard per second (yd/s)foot per second (ft/s) → mile per minute (mi/min)foot per second (ft/s) → mile per second (mi/s)foot per second (ft/s) → inch per second (in/s)foot per second (ft/s) → knot (kn)foot per second (ft/s) → knot (uk) (kn (UK))foot per second (ft/s) → mach (sea level, ~stp)foot per second (ft/s) → mach (20°c, 1 atm)foot per second (ft/s) → mach (si standard)foot per second (ft/s) → velocity of light in vacuum (c)foot per second (ft/s) → cosmic velocity — first (v₁)foot per second (ft/s) → cosmic velocity — second (v₂)foot per second (ft/s) → cosmic velocity — third (v₃)foot per second (ft/s) → earth's velocity (v⊕)foot per second (ft/s) → velocity of sound in pure water (c_water)foot per second (ft/s) → velocity of sound in sea water (20°c, 10 m) (c_sea)