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Feet to meters (ft to m)

To convert feet to meters (ft to m): one foot is 0.3048 meters, so 10 ft is 3.048 m.

Swap units: m to ft

In meters3.048 m

Conversion factor Exact by definition. The inch has been exactly 2.54 cm and the pound exactly 0.45359237 kg since the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, so these are not measurements that can drift.
1 foot = 0.3048 meters
The other way
1 meter = 3.280839895 feet
Working
10 x 0.3048 = 3.048
10 ft in every unit
3,048 mm 304.8 cm 3.048 m 0.003048 km 120 in 10 ft 3.3333 yd 0.0018939 mi 0.0016458 nmi
feet to meters
ftm
10.3048
20.6096
51.524
103.048
257.62
5015.24
10030.48

How the Unit Converter works

One foot is exactly 0.3048 meters. That is a definition rather than a measurement: the imperial and US customary units were fixed against metric ones by the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, so this factor does not drift and will not be revised.

Worked through: 6 ft x 0.3048 = 1.8288 m.

Going the other way, one meter is 3.280839895 feet.

To convert without a calculator, multiply by 0.3048. Rounding that to 0.3 is within 1.6% for most purposes.

The direction needed for anything specified to an international standard: shipping containers, scaffolding, aviation. Altitudes are the stubborn exception: aviation worldwide still uses feet for altitude regardless of local units, which is a safety convention rather than an oversight.

Precision is worth matching to the input. A measurement given as 1 ft carries one or two significant figures, and reporting its conversion to six implies a precision the original never had.

Unit Converter FAQ

How many meters are in a foot?

0.3048. That is exact by definition: the 1959 international yard and pound agreement fixed it, and it does not change.

What is 10 ft in meters?

3.048 m. Multiply by 0.3048: 6 ft x 0.3048 = 1.8288 m.

How do I convert meters back to feet?

Divide by 0.3048, or equivalently multiply by 3.2808399. One meter is 3.2808399 feet. The two factors are reciprocals, so you only need to remember one of them.

Is there anything to watch out for with this conversion?

The direction needed for anything specified to an international standard: shipping containers, scaffolding, aviation. Altitudes are the stubborn exception: aviation worldwide still uses feet for altitude regardless of local units, which is a safety convention rather than an oversight.

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