How many meters per second are in one foot per second?
One foot per second is exactly 0.3048 meters per second.
Convert Foot per second (ft/s) to Meter per second (m/s) instantly.
Formula
value × 0.3048
| Sample | Converted |
|---|---|
| 1 ft/s | 0.3048 m/s |
| 5 ft/s | 1.524 m/s |
| 10 ft/s | 3.048 m/s |
| 100 ft/s | 30.48 m/s |
| 1,000 ft/s | 304.8 m/s |
Use this page to convert feet per second into meters per second. It is useful when US customary technical speed data needs to be used in SI-based physics, engineering, sensor work, or metric motion analysis.
Feet per second and meters per second both measure distance traveled each second.
The conversion changes the distance unit from feet to meters while keeping seconds unchanged.
Meters per second is better for SI formulas and metric technical records.
Feet per second remains useful in US customary engineering and short-interval motion work.
The conversion is exact because the foot-to-meter relationship is exact.
This page converts speed only.
Feet per second is common in US customary technical contexts.
Meters per second is common in SI-based physics and engineering.
Converting ft/s to m/s lets short-interval speed data work in metric formulas without changing the measured speed.
A value in feet per second may come from a US specification or measurement.
If the next calculation uses meters, kilograms, or seconds, converting the speed to m/s keeps the unit system consistent.
That reduces the chance of mixing feet with metric distances later.
1 ft/s should equal exactly 0.3048 m/s.
10 ft/s should equal exactly 3.048 m/s.
If 1 ft/s becomes 3.28084 m/s, the conversion direction has been reversed.
Definition: Feet per second measures how many feet are traveled in one second.
History/Origin: Feet per second is used in US customary engineering, ballistics, fluid flow, motion analysis, and technical calculations.
Current use: fps is used for motion analysis, engineering, ballistics, flow rates, physics examples, impact speeds, and short-interval speed data.
Definition: Meters per second measures how many meters are traveled in one second.
History/Origin: Meters per second is used in physics, engineering, weather, sports science, simulations, and sensor-based speed measurement.
Current use: mps is used for physics, engineering, sensor data, wind speed, sports analysis, simulations, and technical calculations.
| Foot per second [ft/s] | Meter per second [m/s] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ft/s | 0.003048 m/s |
| 0.1 ft/s | 0.03048 m/s |
| 1 ft/s | 0.3048 m/s |
| 2 ft/s | 0.6096 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 |
1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s
1 m/s = 3.28084 ft/s
Formula: value × 0.3048
Example: 15 ft/s = 4.572 m/s
Precision note: Use the exact factor of 0.3048 meters per second per foot per second. Keep precision for calculations and round for display only after conversion.
One foot per second is exactly 0.3048 meters per second.
The international foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters.
Use m/s when the calculation or report uses SI units, metric distances, or physics formulas.