Convert wave heights, water depth, or mast lengths from meters to feet. Wave height is reported in meters in most of the world but in feet in the US and Australia.
| Meters (m) | Feet (ft) |
|---|---|
| 0.3 | 0.98 |
| 0.5 | 1.64 |
| 0.6 | 1.97 |
| 0.8 | 2.62 |
| 1 | 3.28 |
| 1.2 | 3.94 |
| 1.5 | 4.92 |
| 1.8 | 5.91 |
| 2 | 6.56 |
| 2.5 | 8.2 |
| 3 | 9.84 |
| 3.5 | 11.48 |
| 4 | 13.12 |
| 5 | 16.4 |
| 6 | 19.69 |
| 8 | 26.25 |
| 10 | 32.81 |
| 12 | 39.37 |
| 15 | 49.21 |
One meter equals approximately 3.281 feet. This conversion comes up constantly in watersports, especially for wave heights.
European and most international surf forecasts report wave height in meters, while American and Australian forecasts use feet. To complicate things further, Hawaiian surfers measure wave height from the back of the wave (roughly half the face height), so a "6-foot Hawaiian" wave might be 10–12 feet on the face.
A 2-meter swell is about 6.5 feet — head-high to overhead for most people. This conversion is also useful for hydrofoil mast lengths, which are typically sold in centimeters in Europe.
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