Feet to meters

Convert feet (ft) to meters (m). Exact conversion using the international foot (0.3048 m).

ft
m
1 ft = 0.3048 m · exact by definition
Decimals:

The formula

Multiply feet by 0.3048 to get meters.

// formula
m = ft × 0.3048
// example
20 ft × 0.3048 = 6.096 m

Common heights

5 ft1.524 m
5.5 ft1.676 m
6 ft1.829 m
6.5 ft1.981 m
7 ft2.134 m

Conversion table

FeetMeters
10.3048
20.6096
30.9144
41.2192
51.524
61.8288
72.1336
82.4384
92.7432
103.048
154.572
206.096
257.62
309.144
5015.24
10030.48
25076.2
500152.4
1,000304.8

Frequently asked

Exactly 0.3048 meters. This isn't an approximation — since 1959, the international foot has been legally defined as precisely 0.3048 m.

Divide by 3 for a rough estimate, or divide by 3.28 for better accuracy. So 100 ft is roughly 33 m (actual: 30.48 m).

6 feet equals exactly 1.8288 meters, or about 1.83 m. This is around average male height in many Western countries.

There was a tiny difference — the US survey foot was slightly longer (by about 2 parts per million). But the US officially retired the survey foot at the end of 2022, so for all practical purposes, the foot is now 0.3048 m worldwide.

An American football field is 100 yards = 300 feet ≈ 91.44 meters. A soccer field varies but is typically 100–110 m long.