Convert Feet per second to Meters per second
One foot per second equals 0.3048 meters per second. Type any value to convert feet per second to meters per second instantly — with a full reference table below.
Convert Feet per second to Meters per second
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How to convert Feet per second to Meters per second
To convert feet per second to meters per second, multiply by 0.3048. One foot per second equals 0.3048 m/s, and one meter per second equals 3.28084 ft/s.
- Take the value in feet per second — for example 7.5 ft/s.
- Multiply by 0.3048 (the number of meters per second in one foot per second).
- 7.5 × 0.3048 = 2.286 m/s.
Quick mental estimate: Divide the number of feet per second by 3.3 (within 0.6% of the exact answer).
Feet per second to Meters per second conversion table
| Feet per second | Meters per second |
|---|---|
| 1 ft/s | 0.3048 m/s |
| 5 ft/s | 1.524 m/s |
| 10 ft/s | 3.048 m/s |
| 20 ft/s | 6.096 m/s |
| 25 ft/s | 7.62 m/s |
| 30 ft/s | 9.144 m/s |
| 40 ft/s | 12.192 m/s |
| 50 ft/s | 15.24 m/s |
| 60 ft/s | 18.288 m/s |
| 70 ft/s | 21.336 m/s |
| 80 ft/s | 24.384 m/s |
| 100 ft/s | 30.48 m/s |
| 120 ft/s | 36.576 m/s |
| Meters per second | Feet per second |
|---|---|
| 1 m/s | 3.28084 ft/s |
| 5 m/s | 16.4042 ft/s |
| 10 m/s | 32.8084 ft/s |
| 20 m/s | 65.6168 ft/s |
| 25 m/s | 82.021 ft/s |
| 30 m/s | 98.4252 ft/s |
| 40 m/s | 131.2336 ft/s |
| 50 m/s | 164.042 ft/s |
| 60 m/s | 196.8504 ft/s |
| 70 m/s | 229.6588 ft/s |
| 80 m/s | 262.4672 ft/s |
| 100 m/s | 328.084 ft/s |
| 120 m/s | 393.7008 ft/s |
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. The exact factor is 1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s, so multiply by 0.3048 to go from feet per second to meters per second (or divide to go back).
The conversion runs entirely in your browser. Need the reverse? Use the Meters per second to Feet per second converter, or the full unit converter for every unit at once.
Real-world speed in feet per second and meters per second
| Example | Feet per second | Meters per second |
|---|---|---|
| A walking pace | ≈ 4.593176 ft/s | ≈ 1.4 m/s |
| Usain Bolt's top speed (2009) | ≈ 40.74803 ft/s | ≈ 12.42 m/s |
| The UK motorway limit (70 mph) | 102.6667 ft/s | 31.2928 m/s |
| The German Autobahn advisory speed (130 km/h) | 118.4747 ft/s | 36.1111 m/s |
| The speed of sound (air, 20 °C) | ≈ 1,125.328 ft/s | ≈ 343 m/s |
| An airliner at cruise | ≈ 820.21 ft/s | ≈ 250 m/s |
“≈” marks typical values; the rest are defined or measured figures.
The units
Feet per second — exactly 0.3048 m/s.
Used for: Ballistics, engineering and US sport analytics.
The SI unit of speed: one metre per second.
Used for: Science, wind speed and sport.
km/h, mph, ft/s and knots are all defined exactly in metres per second (a knot is one nautical mile, exactly 1,852 m, per hour).