Feet to Meters Converter

Type a number of feet and this converter shows the answer in meters instantly (1 ft = 0.3048 m). Below the converter you will find a ready-made ft to m table, and further down the formula with a worked example.

Feet are the standard unit for building heights, ceiling heights, room sizes and aircraft altitude in the US, and for altitude in aviation worldwide. Converting to meters helps when reading international building plans, comparing a 30,000 ft cruising altitude with 9,144 m, checking a pool depth or a boat length, or doing physics homework in SI units.

How to use the Feet to Meters tool

1. Enter the value in feet in the Value box. Decimals such as 15.5 are fine.
2. The result in meters appears straight away, rounded to six significant digits.
3. Check the formula line under the result to see exactly how it was calculated.
4. Press ⇄ to convert meters back to feet, or pick any other unit from the lists.
5. Use Copy result, or look up common values in the conversion table.

Why use ToolOrca Feet to Meters

• Exact factor: 1 ft = 0.3048 m
• Conversion table: ft to m
• Formula and worked example included
• Instant result as you type
• Converts to every other length unit too
• Free, private and works offline

How to convert feet to meters

One international foot is exactly 12 inches, which makes it exactly 0.3048 meters. The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined by the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 of a second. So 1 ft = 0.3048 m exactly, and 1 m = 3.2808399 ft.

To convert feet to meters, multiply the number of feet by 0.3048.

Worked example: 30 ft × 0.3048 = 9.144 m.

Quick mental math for ft to m

Divide by 3 and subtract about 10%: 30 ft ÷ 3 = 10, minus 1 = 9 m. The exact answer is 9.144 m. In reverse, 10 feet is very close to 3 meters.

Need the opposite direction? Use the meters to feet converter, or switch units with the ⇄ button above.