| Official Name: | Obrestad |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Rogaland#Norway |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rogaland county |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Norway |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rogaland |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jæren |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Hå |
| Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
| Postal Code: | 4365 Nærbø |
| Elevation M: | 25 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | 58.655°N 5.5678°W |
Obrestad is a very small farming village in Hå municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the district of Jæren on the shore of the North Sea, about west of the village of Nærbø.
A harbour was constructed in Obrestad in 1874 and it is still in use. The Obrestad Lighthouse was built in 1873, about northwest of the harbour.[2] A sea rescue station for seafarers was established at Obrestad in 1854. It was in use until 1977.
Local landowner Eirik Bjodaskalle, who lived around 950 AD, is said to have had his large farm at Obrestad. Eirik Bjodaskalle was the father of Queen Astrid, the mother of the famous Viking King Olaf Tryggvason. Snorri Sturluson chronicles this in the Saga of King Olaf Tryggvason which is part of Heimskringla. Obrestad was the place where Astrid and Olaf had to seek refuge before heading east.
Many families that lived in Obrestad over the centuries took Obrestad as their surname such as: